TY - BOOK AU - Foskett,Mary F. TI - Interpreting the Bible: approaching the text in preparation for preaching T2 - Elements of preaching SN - 9780800663544 AV - BS476.F749.I584 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Minneapolis, Minnesota PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible KW - Hermeneutics KW - Homiletical use KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Preaching N1 - 1; What is exegesis? -- The three worlds of the Bible --; Ethics and the three worlds of the Bible --; Biblical interpretation for preaching --; Bringing the text into view --; Beginning a close reading of the text --; Shifting to a wide-angle lens --; Case study: Luke 7:36-50 --; Who's reading and whose reading? -- The reading community --; The congregational community --; Religious experience, biblical authority, and the congregation --; Case study: Luke 7:36-50 --; The living Word --; Engaging the text in historical context --; The challenge of historical distance --; History and the ethics of biblical interpretation --; Reading in a stream of history --; Examining the historical and social contexts of the Bible --; Exploring the historical world of the text --; Case study: Luke 7:36-50 --; When worlds collide : reading against the grain of the text --; Contextual criticism --; Feminist criticism --; Postcolonial interpretation --; Reading with resistance --; Case study: Luke 7:36-50 --; Conclusion: Discerning the transforming Word --; Toward interpretation --; Discerning the Word --; Case study: Luke 7:36-50; 2 ER -