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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806951603321

Autore

Moyers Tony L.

Titolo

Reading responsibly : a basic guide to Biblical interpretation / / Tony L. Moyers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7618-6718-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Disciplina

220.6

Soggetti

RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Bible and Its Interpreters; 2 Understanding the Bible Historically; 3 A Brief History of Biblical Times; 4 Basic Historical Approach; 5 Introduction to the Historical Critical Methods; 6 Source Criticism; 7 Form Criticism; 8 Redaction Criticism; 9 Sociological Studies of Biblical Texts; 10 Historical Versus Literary Readings; 11 The Basic Literary Approach; 12 Narrative Criticism; 13 Postmodern Approaches; 14 Rhetorical Criticism; 15 Reader Response; 16 Deconstruction; 17 Ideological Approaches; 18 Theopoetics and the Renewing Power of Metaphor

19 Reading Responsibly

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces, explains, and guides students in the understanding and application of particular methods commonly used by biblical scholars in the study of the Bible, focusing on two key areas: methods and ethics of interpretation.