With a minimum of technical terms, the author of this book introduces solid guidelines in exegetical methods and provides a valuable presentation of its theory and practice. This book is ideal for …
This book is an attractive and easy to follow textbook guide to the route now known as the "canonical approach." This path, mindful of the contours of Scripture and appreciative of the ancient ways…
This book fills a real need for pastors and students. Though there is currently a large body of material on the theological interpretation of Scripture, most of it is highly specific and extremely …
This volume explores the horizon of biblical hermeneutics through a wide variety of historical perspectives, from the early church to the modern age. The studies in this collection, written by a gr…
The Bible appears to give mixed and even conflicting signals on the four case issues of slavery, Sabbath, war, and women. New Testament scholar Willard Swartley seeks to identify the difficulties s…
This essay fall into the almost legendary category of analysis of analyses of the Bible in which not a single text is examined, not a single exegesis undertaken. Faced with curtain puzzles that de…
"Exegesis" is not only a strange word, but it can also be a daunting assigenment for the newcomer to formal biblical studies, Equally, teachings exegesis can challenge even the seasoned instructor.…
The Bible has long served as the standard for Christian practice, yet believers still disagree on how biblical passages should be interpreted and applied. Only when readers fully understand the con…
The author lodges a strong protest against the tendencies and methods of a discipline which she knows from the inside out. What would possess someone to renounce such achievement? Why would someone…
" Dialogue" is one of American religion's shopworn terms. Although there is much talk about dialogue, very little of it actually takes place. Religious discourse especially about politics and publi…