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Scripture and its interpretation : a global, ecumenical introduction to the Bible / edited by Michael J. Gorman. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids : Baker Publishing Group, [(c)2017.Description: xxiii, 440 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801098390
  • 0801098394
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS511.3.S375 2017
  • BS511.3.G671.S375 2017
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Contents:
The Bible : a book, a library, a story, an invitation Paul P. Zilonka, Michael J. Gorman The setting : Biblical geography, history, and archaeology Karen J. Wenell The scriptures of Israel (the Christian Old testament) / Claire Mathews McGinnis The writings of the new covenant (the New testament) / Michael J. Gorman Significant noncanonical writings Christopher W. Skinner From books to library : the formation of the Biblical canon Michael W. Holmes From there to here : the transmission and translation of the Bible Michael L. Barre.
The reception of the Bible and its significance Christine E. Joynes Premodern interpretation of the Bible Carole Monica C. Burnett Modern and postmodern methods of Biblical interpretation Joel B. Green Theological interpretation of the Bible Stephen Fowl Protestant Biblical interpretation Michael J. Gorman Roman Catholic Biblical interpretation Ronald D. Witherup Orthodox interpretation of scripture Edith M. Humphrey Pentecostal Biblical interpretation : Spirit hermeneutics Craig S. Keener African Biblical interpretation Bungishabaku Katho African American Biblical interpretation C. Anthony Hunt Latino/Latina Biblical interpretation M. Daniel Carroll R. ; Asian and Asian American Biblical interpretation K.K. Yeo.
The Bible and spirituality Patricia Fosarelli, Michael J. Gorman Scripture and Christian ethics : embodying Pentecost Brent Laytham The Bible and politics Christopher Rowland Scripture and Christian community Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove The Bible and Christian mission New Testament Wright.
The Gospel of John (P66) ; Table: The Jewish Scriptures Table: The Protestant Old Testament Table: The Roman Catholic Old Testament Map: The Ancient Near East Map: Palestine/Israel Map: The Mediterranean Basin Archaeological excavations at Jericho The Western Wall of the Jerusalem temple The agora (forum) and temple of Apollo in Corinth Table: Major Periods and Biblical Events Thirteenth-century Torah scroll The traditional site of Mount Sinai, overlooking St. Catherine's Monastery Statue of King David The Temple Mount Table: Major Periods and Events in Israel's History The Four Document or Four Source Hypothesis The Farrer-Goodacre Hypothesis The Sea of Galilee Table: Ways of Grouping the Thirteen Pauline Letters The theater at Ephesus Caves near Qumran Nag Hammadi codices A page from Nag Hammadi Codex II The Leningrad Codex Codex Alexandrinus The Greek New Testament The Gutenberg Bible Hinrik Funhof, The Feast of Herod Origen of Alexandria Fourteenth-century illuminated manuscript Table: Time Line of Premodern Interpretation of the Bible Table: Synopsis of Jesus' Prayer Table: An Overview of the Protestant Spectrum Table: Key Catholic Documents St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I A twelfth-century icon of Christ Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles, California An ecumenical Scripture conference in Cameroon Larry Poncho Brown, Praise the Lord with Gladness Table: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" ; Latino/a Christians at worship Mural of "la familia" ; The Church of Reconciliation at Taize Christ driving the money changers from the temple.
Abstract: Top-notch biblical scholars from around the world and from various Christian traditions offer a fulsome yet readable introduction to the Bible and its interpretation. The book concisely introduces the Old and New Testaments and related topics and examines a wide variety of historical and contemporary interpretive approaches, including African, African-American, Asian, and Latino streams. Contributors include N. T. Wright, M. Daniel Carroll R., Stephen Fowl, Joel Green, Michael Holmes, Edith Humphrey, Christopher Rowland, and K. K. Yeo, among others. Questions for reflection and discussion, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary are included.
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Part 1: The Bible

The Bible : a book, a library, a story, an invitation Paul P. Zilonka, Michael J. Gorman The setting : Biblical geography, history, and archaeology Karen J. Wenell The scriptures of Israel (the Christian Old testament) / Claire Mathews McGinnis The writings of the new covenant (the New testament) / Michael J. Gorman Significant noncanonical writings Christopher W. Skinner From books to library : the formation of the Biblical canon Michael W. Holmes From there to here : the transmission and translation of the Bible Michael L. Barre.

Part 2: The Interpretation of the Bible in Various Traditions and Cultures

The reception of the Bible and its significance Christine E. Joynes Premodern interpretation of the Bible Carole Monica C. Burnett Modern and postmodern methods of Biblical interpretation Joel B. Green Theological interpretation of the Bible Stephen Fowl Protestant Biblical interpretation Michael J. Gorman Roman Catholic Biblical interpretation Ronald D. Witherup Orthodox interpretation of scripture Edith M. Humphrey Pentecostal Biblical interpretation : Spirit hermeneutics Craig S. Keener African Biblical interpretation Bungishabaku Katho African American Biblical interpretation C. Anthony Hunt Latino/Latina Biblical interpretation M. Daniel Carroll R. ; Asian and Asian American Biblical interpretation K.K. Yeo.

Part 3: The Bible and Contemporary Christian Existence

The Bible and spirituality Patricia Fosarelli, Michael J. Gorman Scripture and Christian ethics : embodying Pentecost Brent Laytham The Bible and politics Christopher Rowland Scripture and Christian community Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove The Bible and Christian mission New Testament Wright.

Illustrations

The Gospel of John (P66) ; Table: The Jewish Scriptures Table: The Protestant Old Testament Table: The Roman Catholic Old Testament Map: The Ancient Near East Map: Palestine/Israel Map: The Mediterranean Basin Archaeological excavations at Jericho The Western Wall of the Jerusalem temple The agora (forum) and temple of Apollo in Corinth Table: Major Periods and Biblical Events Thirteenth-century Torah scroll The traditional site of Mount Sinai, overlooking St. Catherine's Monastery Statue of King David The Temple Mount Table: Major Periods and Events in Israel's History The Four Document or Four Source Hypothesis The Farrer-Goodacre Hypothesis The Sea of Galilee Table: Ways of Grouping the Thirteen Pauline Letters The theater at Ephesus Caves near Qumran Nag Hammadi codices A page from Nag Hammadi Codex II The Leningrad Codex Codex Alexandrinus The Greek New Testament The Gutenberg Bible Hinrik Funhof, The Feast of Herod Origen of Alexandria Fourteenth-century illuminated manuscript Table: Time Line of Premodern Interpretation of the Bible Table: Synopsis of Jesus' Prayer Table: An Overview of the Protestant Spectrum Table: Key Catholic Documents St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I A twelfth-century icon of Christ Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles, California An ecumenical Scripture conference in Cameroon Larry Poncho Brown, Praise the Lord with Gladness Table: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" ; Latino/a Christians at worship Mural of "la familia" ; The Church of Reconciliation at Taize Christ driving the money changers from the temple.

Top-notch biblical scholars from around the world and from various Christian traditions offer a fulsome yet readable introduction to the Bible and its interpretation. The book concisely introduces the Old and New Testaments and related topics and examines a wide variety of historical and contemporary interpretive approaches, including African, African-American, Asian, and Latino streams. Contributors include N. T. Wright, M. Daniel Carroll R., Stephen Fowl, Joel Green, Michael Holmes, Edith Humphrey, Christopher Rowland, and K. K. Yeo, among others. Questions for reflection and discussion, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary are included.

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