Read the book and then see the excellent new BBC video version. Hermeneutics is a worldview battleground today. I have found more interesting work outside theology. George Herbert and the Bible is a beautifully written exposition of George Herbert s way of reading the Bible. The most interesting interpretation of Paul s psychology comes from the Heinz Cassirer, Grace and Law , a philosopher who turned from Kant to Christ through his reading of the Pauline epistles.
Biblical interpretation moves from the plain truth to the whole truth of the text.
I note John Goldingay s two recent books, Models for Scripture and Models for Interpretation of Scripture , as interesting but dangerous because, in my opinion, they cut loose of the plain truth too readily. He Come to be a wonderful blend of imaginative yet literal reading of God s word. The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll is Trinity s Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies. He is a member of the board of the American Anglican Council and editor of its newsletter Encompass . This page was posted on 22 December 1998.