Biblical interpretation
Subtitle: an integrated approach
By: W. Randolph Tate.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Peabody, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781598560800
Subjects: Bible -- Hermeneutics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A journey into three worlds; title: Why study backgrounds?; title: The importance of language : the grammatical background; title: Reading and the world behind the text : the historical and ideological backgrounds; title: The Bible as literature and literary forms; title: How the Hebrew Bible communicates as literature; title: How the New Testament communicates as literature; title: What happens when we read?; title: What the reader brings to the text : the role of reader presuppositions; title: Mark's Gospel and the merging of three worlds.