Reading the Good Book well : a guide to biblical interpretation / [print]
Jerry Camery-Hoggatt.
- Nashville : Abingdon Press, (c)2007.
- xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Reading the Bible and aching for God -- It isn't just about God; it's also about Garry : the problem of hermeneutics -- The Bible says it; I believe it; that settles it--oh really? : introducing paradigms -- Reconstructing the original wording : the discipline of textual criticism -- Your version, my version : thinking about translation theory -- The master paradigm : an introduction to exegesis -- How we fill in gaps : an introduction to schemas -- How we find out about schemas : the discipline of lexicography -- How we find out about cultural knowledge and practices : the discipline of backgrounds -- How we find out about cultural norms : the discipline of social science -- How we find out about genre : the discipline of form criticism -- How we find out about historical contexts : the discipline of introduction -- How we disambiguate : getting to the gist -- How we recognize polyvalence : dealing with double exposures -- How we deal with intertextuality : dialogues between texts -- How we deal with sequence and pace : aspects of literary criticism -- Pulling it all together -- Looking ahead, looking beyond : a concluding unacademic postscript.