Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation

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Zondervan, 1996 - Bible - 688 pages

Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation seeks to identify and clarify the basic problems of interpretation that affect our reading of the Bible today. This unique volume provides a comprehensive and systematic coverage of the field of general hermeneutics. Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation examines the impact of specific academic disciplines on the interpretation of the Bible. Previously published as separate volumes, its various sections explore the interface between hermeneutics and literary criticism, linguistics, history, science, and theology. Included in Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation, each with its own separate table of contents, are: -Has the Church Misread the Bible? -- Moises Silva -Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation -- Tremper Longman III -God, Language, and Scripture -- Moises Silva -The Art of Biblical History -- V. Philips Long -Science and Hermeneutics -- Vern S. Poythress -The Study of Theology -- Richard A. Muller. These six sections cover the interface between hermeneutics and the major disciplines.

 

Contents

Abbreviations
9
GOD LANGUAGE AND SCRIPTURE
11
LITERARY APPROACHES TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
95
THEORY
103
APPLICATION
140
THE ART OF BIBLICAL HISTORY
287
Is the Bible a History Book?
299
What Is History?
319
Epilogue
425
SCIENCE AND HERMENEUTICS
435
Interpretive Method and Other Fields of Research
527
Issues and Problems
547
Biblical and Historical Foundations
572
Contemporary Statement
619
The Unity of Theological Discourse
636
The Study of Theology as an Exercise in Christian Culture
661

Is Historicity Important?
338
Why Do Scholars Disagree?
358
How Then Should We Read the Bible
388
The Rise of Saul
409
Index of Biblical Passages
667
Index of Subjects
682
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Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation
V. Philips Long,Richard A. Muller,Tremper Longman,Vern S. Poythress
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Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation
Moisés Silva
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About the author (1996)

V. Phillips Long (Ph.D., Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Moisés Silva taught biblical studies at Westmont College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of eight books and the revising editor of the Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible. Richard A. Muller (Ph.D., Duke) is professor of historical theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Vern Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; DTh, University of Stellenbach, 1981) is professor of New Testament interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary. In addition to numerous journal articles and essays, he is author of many books including Symphonic Theology, Understanding Dispensationalists, God-Centered Biblical Interpretation, The Returning King, and The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy.

Bibliographic information

TitleFoundations of Contemporary Interpretation
AuthorsV. Philips Long, Richard A. Muller, Vern S. Poythress
EditorsV. Philips Long, Moisés Silva
Editionillustrated, revised
PublisherZondervan, 1996
ISBN0310208289, 9780310208280
Length688 pages
  
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