Virkler, Henry A, <br/><br/>
Hermeneutics :  principles and processes of Biblical interpretation /  [print] 
Henry A. Virkler and Karelynne Gerber Ayayo. 
 - second edition. 
 - Grand Rapids, Michigan :  Baker Academic,  (c)2007. 
 - 256 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
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<br/><br/>Introduction to biblical hermeneutics --  The history of biblical interpretation --  Historical-cultural and contextual analysis --  Lexical-syntactical analysis --  Theological analysis --  Special literary forms : similes, metaphors, proverbs, parables, and allegories --  Special literary forms : prophecy, apocalyptic literature, and types --  Applying the biblical message : a proposal for the transcultural problem. 
<br/><br/> The authors outline a five-step hermeneutical procedure that includes: (1) historical-cultural and contextual analysis, (2) lexical-syntactical analysis, (3) theological analysis, (4) genre identification and analysis, and (5) application. The second edition adds co-author Karelynne Gerber Ayayo and includes updated material covering developments in hermeneutics over the past twenty years. --from publisher description 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801031380 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS476 BS476.A973.H476 2007