The author first provides an illuminating introduction to the nature and claims of speech art theory. This seeks to extend our understanding of both spoken and written means of communication by see…
Christians have been interpreting Scripture with an aim of deepening their life with God and each other from the very beginning of the church. The past twenty years or so have witnessed an explosio…
In recent decades biblical hermeneutics has been an ever expanding field of thought and research, with new view points unfolding and debated. The views selected for this volume cohere with a broad…
In 1975 the radical religion collective published a special issue of the journal on class origins and class readings of the Bible and in 1976 expanded it into a reader. There was an immediate deman…
Because the validity of the word of God has been questioned, language and hermeneutic have been drawn steadily to the center of the contemporary theological discussion. The author explores whether …
Leading scholars reflect critically on the kinds of appeal to the Bible that have been made in environmental ethics and ecotheoloogy and engage with biblical texts with a view towards exploring the…
This collection brings together twenty-two essays by Paul Ricoeur under the topics of structuralism, psychoanalysis, hermeneutics, and religion. In dramatic conciseness, the essays illuminate the w…
Everyone who studies and teaches the Bible has a responsibility to accurately interpret and communicate God’s message. Understanding the principles of sound interpretation, therefore, is of vital…
In Slaves, Women & Homosexuals William J. Webb tackles some of the most complex and controversial issues that have challenged the Christian church--and still do. He leads you through the maze of in…
With a minimum of technical terms, the author of this book introduces solid guidelines in exegetical methods and provides a valuable presentation of its theory and practice. This book is ideal for …