Montague, George T,

Understanding the Bible : a basic introduction to biblical interpretation / [print] George T. Montague. - Rev. & expandedition. edition. - New York : Paulist Press, (c)2007. - viii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.



The Bible interprets the Bible -- The wealth of the Word : the fathers interpret the Bible -- Climbing the tower : the Middle Ages -- The path of independence : the Reformation and the Enlightenment -- The Bible and the church : the Catholic response -- Hermeneutical theory : from text to subject to the hermeneutics of understanding -- Bernard Lonergan and critical realist hermeneutics -- The world of the text -- The world behind the text -- The world in front of the text : reader response -- The world around the text : community and canon -- The spiritual sense of Scripture -- Dei verbum : text and commentary -- A study guide to The interpretation of the Bible in the church : questions for comprehension, reflection, discussion.



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Bible--Hermeneutics.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History.

BS476 BS476.M759.U534 2007