Interpreting the Bible
Subtitle: exegetical approaches for preaching
By: Mary F. Foskett.
Series: Elements of preaching
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780800663544
Subjects: Bible -- Hermeneutics; Bible -- Homiletical use; Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Preaching
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Before the sermon : interpreting the biblical text; title: What is exegesis?; title: The three worlds of the Bible; title: Ethics and the three worlds of the Bible; title: Biblical interpretation for preaching; title: Bringing the text into view; title: Beginning a close reading of the text; title: Shifting to a wide-angle lens; title: Case study: Luke 7:36-50; title: Who's reading and whose reading?; title: The reading community; title: The congregational community; title: Religious experience, biblical authority, and the congregation; title: Case study: Luke 7:36-50; title: The living Word; title: Engaging the text in historical context; title: The challenge of historical distance; title: History and the ethics of biblical interpretation; title: Reading in a stream of history; title: Examining the historical and social contexts of the Bible; title: Exploring the historical world of the text; title: Case study: Luke 7:36-50; title: When worlds collide : reading against the grain of the text; title: Contextual criticism; title: Feminist criticism; title: Postcolonial interpretation; title: Reading with resistance; title: Case study: Luke 7:36-50; title: Conclusion: Discerning the transforming Word; title: Toward interpretation; title: Discerning the Word; title: Case study: Luke 7:36-50.