Reading the Old Testament is intended for students who have already learned some of the techniques of biblical study, and would like to explore the wider implications and aims of all the various critical methods currently in use. It provides an independent assessment and comparison of the latest developments against the old, with chapters on form and redaction criticism, canonical studies, biblical structuralism and the relationship of reader to text. the various methods are all applied to Ecclesiastes to illustrate their ...
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Reading the Old Testament is intended for students who have already learned some of the techniques of biblical study, and would like to explore the wider implications and aims of all the various critical methods currently in use. It provides an independent assessment and comparison of the latest developments against the old, with chapters on form and redaction criticism, canonical studies, biblical structuralism and the relationship of reader to text. the various methods are all applied to Ecclesiastes to illustrate their particular strengths. The author also seeks to show the value of 'secular' literary criticism to our understanding of biblical method and goes on to argue that there are strong similarities between the two approaches. Biblical and literary criticism belong to the humanities and the texts they handle are meant to be read, not processed. This new edition of a highly regarded and classic text has been revised and updated to cover the latest developments in biblical study, including deconstruction, post-structuralism, semiotics and postmodernism.
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Very Good. NOT ex-library. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good+; shelfwear is very minor. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Good. Good+ book. Cover shows corner, edge & scuffing wear and some creasing by the spine. One page has an arrow on it, all other pages are free of writing & tight with some corner & edge wear.
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Very Good. 0664245552. 254 pages. Notes. Bibliography. Indeces. "A quite exceptional step forward in the discussion of biblical interpretation."-James Barr. "The first book designed for students that provides a critical comparison of the new methods with the old in a nonpolemical, detached way."-from back cover. Moderate quantity of pencil markings to contents. Light wear. Tight and square. Respectable copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; BIBLE CRITICISM INTERPRETATION ETC RELIGION GENERAL Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study O.T. Hermeneutics.
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