Synopses & Reviews
Exciting approaches to biblical interpretation are introduced in this volume by contributors who have already distinguished themselves as leaders in the field of New Testament studies. Each chapter introduces a particular approach to New Testament interpretation and demonstrates how that approach can be used by students and pastors in fruitful work with the New Testament. Five texts from different parts of the New Testament are used as sample texts throughout the book in order to facilitate understanding of the differences among the interpretive strategies.
Table of Contents
The challenge of hearing the New Testament / Joel B. Green -- New Testament interpretation in historical perspective / Anthony C. Thiselton -- Traditio-historical criticism and study of Jesus / Bruce Chilton -- Historical criticism and social-scientific perspectives in New Testament study / Stephen C. Barton -- The relevance of extra-canonical Jewish texts to New Testament study / Richard Bauckham -- The relevance of Greco-Roman literature and culture to New Testament study / Loveday C.A. Alexander -- Textual criticism of the New Testament / Bart D. Ehrman -- Modern linguistics and the New Testament / Max Turner -- Discourse analysis and New Testament interpretation / Joel B. Green -- Genre analysis / James L. Bailey -- The use of the Old Testament by New Testament writers / Richard B. Hays and Joel B. Green -- Narrative criticism / Mark Allan Powell -- Rhetorical criticism / C. Clifton Black -- Presuppositions in New Testament study -/ Edgar V. McKnight -- The reader in New Testament interpretation / Kevin J. Vanhoozer -- Global perspectives on New Testament interpretation / John R. Levison and Priscilla Pope-Levison -- Feminist hermeneutics / Sandra M. Schneiders -- Reading the New Testament in canonical context / Robert W. Wall -- The New Testament, theology, and ethics / Stephen E. Fowl -- The practice of reading the New Testament / Joel B. Green.