Reading the Bible with giants : how 2000 years of biblical interpretation can shed light on old texts /

Many readers of the Bible think that interpreting Scripture well simply requires a two-way dialogue between themselves and the text. However, if we believe that God has been speaking through the Bible to devout believers for the past two thousand years it would seem that we should find a way to iden...

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Main Author: Parris, David P. (David Paul) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : The Lutterworth Press, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • The original horizon of author and audience
  • Words
  • The second historical context : a living tradition
  • Tradition as a road map of interpretations
  • Reading and tradition
  • Reception theory, teaching and preaching.