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Biblical interpretation : a roadmap / Frederick C. Tiffany and Sharon H. Ringe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Nashville : Abingdon Press, c1996.Description: 239 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0687016088 (acidfree)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6/01 20
LOC classification:
  • BS 476 .T534 1996
Contents:
Contents:
Locating the readers and the reading context -- Encountering the Biblical text : read, feel, question, react -- A close reading of the Biblical text : steps in the process -- Reading contextually : finding the passage in its place -- Engaging the text, other readers, and our communities -- Numbers 10:11 -- 12:16 -- Jeremiah 22:24 -- 23:8 -- Psalm 77 -- Mark 3:1-6 -- I Corinthians 11:17-34 -- Some issues in Biblical interpretation -- Selected resources for Biblical studies.
Summary: Summary:Summary: Offers advice for interpretation of the Judeo-Christian Bible. Argues that the perspectives of both the writers and readers of the Bible are subjective, and that a certain amount of interpretation must account for cultural differences. Provides passages with sample interpretations.
Item type: Books
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Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Locating the readers and the reading context --
Encountering the Biblical text : read, feel, question, react --
A close reading of the Biblical text : steps in the process --
Reading contextually : finding the passage in its place --
Engaging the text, other readers, and our communities --
Numbers 10:11 --
12:16 --
Jeremiah 22:24 --
23:8 --
Psalm 77 --
Mark 3:1-6 --
I Corinthians 11:17-34 --
Some issues in Biblical interpretation --
Selected resources for Biblical studies.

Summary:

Offers advice for interpretation of the Judeo-Christian Bible. Argues that the perspectives of both the writers and readers of the Bible are subjective, and that a certain amount of interpretation must account for cultural differences. Provides passages with sample interpretations.