Scripture
Subtitle: history and interpretation
By: Dianne Bergant.
Series: Engaging theology
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780814659953
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Doctrines; Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Notes: "A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-161) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: In human words; title: Out of history; title: The tribes of Israel; title: The monarchy; title: Postexilic Israel; title: Hellenistic period; title: Roman period; title: In a place; title: Shrines; title: Cities; title: Culture; title: About God; title: Images of God; title: Covenant; title: Worship and prayer; title: From God; title: Revelation; title: Inspiration; title: "Fulfilled in your hearing"; title: What did it mean?; title: What kind of book is it?; title: Literary forms; title: The canon; title: What did they believe?; title: "You will be my people"; title: "I will be your God"; title: This age and the age to come; title: Canonical form; title: "Who do you say I am?"; title: What does it mean?; title: How did they do it?; title: Rewriting; title: Prefigurement/typology; title: Allegory; title: Midrash; title: Theological interpretation; title: How do we do it?; title: Author-centered approaches; title: Text-centered approaches; title: Reader-centered approaches.