The act of Bible reading : a multidisciplinary approach to biblical interpretation / Gordon D. Fee...[and others] ; edited by Elmer Dyck. [print]

Contributor(s):

Dyck, Elmer, 1947-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780830816231

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LOC classification:

BS476
BS476.D994.A286 1996

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Contents:

Eugene Peterson -- History as context for interpretation Gordon D. Fee -- Canon as context for interpretation Elmer Dyck -- Theology and Bible reading J.I. Packer -- The sociology of knowledge and the art of suspicion (a sociological interpretation of interpretation) / Craig M. Gay -- Hermeneutics and the postmodern reaction against "truth" / Loren Wilkinson -- Toward a biblical spirituality James M. Houston.

Subject: Many approaches for interpreting the Bible have been put forth in recent years. All have their strengths - and their weaknesses. Various members of the Regent College faculty join forces here to articulate a multidisciplinary approach that will enrich our reading of the Bible. Following an introductory caveat lector from Eugene Peterson, Gordon Fee and Elmer Dyck discuss history and canon, respectively, as contexts for interpretation, highlighting the importance of historical-grammatical interpretation within a canonical setting for understanding biblical texts. J. I. Packer explores the importance of theology, both as it informs and as it safeguards Bible reading. Craig M. Gay proffers key insights from sociology, especially the sociology of knowledge, as it cautions us to ask not only what the text says, but who says it says that and why should we believe what they are telling us it says. Facing the challenges of modern secular hermeneutics from Heidegger and Nietzsche to Derrida and Foucault, Loren Wilkinson counters the postmodern reaction against truth. James Houston closes out the discussion, emphasizing that the aim of Bible reading must be godliness and not mere scholarship.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BS476.A315 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001526389

Foreword : Caveat lector Eugene Peterson -- History as context for interpretation Gordon D. Fee -- Canon as context for interpretation Elmer Dyck -- Theology and Bible reading J.I. Packer -- The sociology of knowledge and the art of suspicion (a sociological interpretation of interpretation) / Craig M. Gay -- Hermeneutics and the postmodern reaction against "truth" / Loren Wilkinson -- Toward a biblical spirituality James M. Houston.

Many approaches for interpreting the Bible have been put forth in recent years. All have their strengths - and their weaknesses. Various members of the Regent College faculty join forces here to articulate a multidisciplinary approach that will enrich our reading of the Bible. Following an introductory caveat lector from Eugene Peterson, Gordon Fee and Elmer Dyck discuss history and canon, respectively, as contexts for interpretation, highlighting the importance of historical-grammatical interpretation within a canonical setting for understanding biblical texts. J. I. Packer explores the importance of theology, both as it informs and as it safeguards Bible reading. Craig M. Gay proffers key insights from sociology, especially the sociology of knowledge, as it cautions us to ask not only what the text says, but who says it says that and why should we believe what they are telling us it says. Facing the challenges of modern secular hermeneutics from Heidegger and Nietzsche to Derrida and Foucault, Loren Wilkinson counters the postmodern reaction against truth. James Houston closes out the discussion, emphasizing that the aim of Bible reading must be godliness and not mere scholarship.

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