To Each Its Own Meaning: An Introduction to Biblical Criticisms and Their ApplicationStephen R. Haynes, Steven L. McKenzie 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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