Understanding the Bible: A Basic Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
An extraordinarily unified vision not only of contemporary interpretive  methodologies but of the entire history of Christian biblical  interpretation.... [the author shows how] ancient approaches anticipate  insights that fully emerge only in the modern period....This work would be  a valuable addition to any library, a worthwhile text for seminary and  graduate courses, and a source of deep enrichment for any serious student  of the Bible. --Terence J. Keegan, Providence College, Review of the First Edition  inJournal of Biblical Literature