To Each Its Own Meaning: An Introduction to Biblical Criticisms and Their Application

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Stephen R. Haynes, Steven L. McKenzie
Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1999 - Religion - 306 pages

This volume introduces the reader to the most important methods of biblical criticism. It serves as an indispensable handbook for the work of students approaching biblical studies for the first time and for the professional interpreter of scripture who wants to understand the latest currents in biblical scholarship.

 

Contents

Foreword to the Revised Edition 153
1
The Historians Approach
17
Source Criticism
35
Form Criticism
58
TraditionHistorical Criticism
90
Redaction Criticism
105
SocialScientific Criticism
125
Canonical Criticism
142
Rhetorical Criticism and Intertextuality
156
Structural Criticism
183
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Stephen R. Haynes is Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of The Bonhoeffer Phenomenon: Portraits of a Protestant Saint and The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Post-Holocaust Perspectives. Steven L. McKenzie is Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Spence L. Wilson Senior Research Fellow at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is author, editor, or coeditor of many books, including To Each Its Own Meaning: An Introduction to Critical Methods of Biblical Study, published by Westminster John Knox Press.

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