Title: Early biblical interpretation /
Authors: Kugel, James L.; Greer, Rowan A.
Date: 1986
Publisher: Westminster Press,
Physical description: 214 pages ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC class: B
Contents: Pt. 1: Early interpretation : the common background of late forms of biblical exegesis / James L. Kugel -- The rise of Scripture -- The need for interpretation -- The messiness of history -- Interpreters of Scripture -- A look at some texts -- Pt. 2: The Christian Bible and its interpretation / Rowan A. Greer -- The rise of a Christian Bible -- Christian transformations of the Hebrew Scriptures -- A framework for interpreting a Christian Bible -- Applying the framework.
Notes: Includes index.