A Companion to Biblical Interpretation in Early Judaism

A Companion to Biblical Interpretation in Early Judaism
Author: Matthias Henze
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2012-01-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802803881

Presents eighteen commissioned articles on biblical exegesis in early Judaism, covering the period after the Hebrew Bible was written and before the beginning of rabbinic Judaism. -- from publisher description

Things Revealed

Things Revealed
Author: Esther G. Chazon
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2004-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047405463

This collection of articles dedicated to Michael E. Stone contains cutting-edge studies on apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, early Judaism, and early Christianity.

Jewish Interpretation of the Bible

Jewish Interpretation of the Bible
Author: Karin Hedner Zetterholm
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0800697987

Although Jewish tradition gives tremendous importance to the Hebrew Bible, from the beginning Jewish interpretation of those scriptures has been practiced with remarkable freedom. Karin Hedner Zetterholm offers a clear and concise introduction to the legal, theological, and historical presuppositions that shaped the dominant stream of rabbinic interpretation, including Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrashim, discussing specific examples of different interpretive methods. She then explores the contours of Jewish biblical interpretation evident in the New Testament and the legacy of ancient traditions in the way different Jewish movements read the Bible today. Students of the history of biblical interpretation and of Judaism will find this an important and engaging resource.

The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Author: Stephen B. Chapman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2016-07-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1316577961

This Companion offers a concise and engaging introduction to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Providing an up-to-date 'snapshot' of scholarship, it includes essays, specially commissioned for this volume, by twenty-three leading scholars. The volume examines a range of topics, including the historical and religious contexts for the contents of the biblical canon, and critical approaches and methods, as well as newer topics such as the Hebrew Bible in Islam, Western art and literature, and contemporary politics. This Companion is an excellent resource for students at university and graduate level, as well as for laypeople and scholars in other fields who would like to gain an understanding of the current state of the academic discussion. The book does not presume prior knowledge, nor does it engage in highly technical discussions, but it does go into greater detail than a typical introductory textbook.

The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation

The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation
Author: John Barton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1998-07-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1139825313

This book provides the first complete guide for students to the present state of biblical studies. The twenty-one specially commissioned chapters are written by established scholars from North America and Britain, and represent both traditional and contemporary points of view. The chapters in Part One cover all the methods and approaches currently practised in the academic study of the Bible, while those in Part Two examine the major categories of books in the Bible from the perspective of recent scholarship - e.g. historical books of the Old Testament, Gospels, prophetic literature. Major issues raised are: the relation of modern 'critical' study of the Bible to 'pre-critical' and 'post-critical' approaches; the place of history in the study of the Bible; feminist, liberationist and new historicist concerns; the relation of Christian and Jewish scholarship; and recent interest in the Bible as literature.

Companion to the Old Testament

Companion to the Old Testament
Author: Hywel Clifford
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334053951

This book offers guidance and enrichment for first-time and experienced readers of the Old Testament.

Explaining Christian Origins and Early Judaism

Explaining Christian Origins and Early Judaism
Author: Petri Luomanen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2007-11-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9047431960

Cognitive science of religion is a radically new paradigm in the study of religion. Apart from psychology and anthropology of religion, also historians of religion have shown increasing interest in this approach. This volume is groundbreaking in combining cognitive analysis with historical and social-scientific approaches to biblical materials, Christian origins, and early Judaism. The book is in four parts: an introduction to cognitive and social-scientific approaches, applications of cognitive science, applications of conceptual blending theory, and applications of socio-cognitive analyses. The book will be of interest for historians of religion, biblical scholars, and those working in the cognitive science of religion.

Early Biblical Interpretation

Early Biblical Interpretation
Author: Rowan A. Greer
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1986-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664250133

Discusses the history and diversity of early interpretation and the influence of Jewish traditions

The New Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation

The New Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation
Author: Ian Boxall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2022-10-31
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 1108490921

This volume provides an up-to-date introduction to the diverse ways the Bible is being interpreted by scholars in the field.

Reading Between Texts

Reading Between Texts
Author: Danna Nolan Fewell
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664253936

Intertextuality (the reading of one text in terms of another) is a diverse practice. It is a central and prevalent subject in poststructuralist literary theory. Reading between Texts is the first book to address intertextuality as it relates specifically to interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. The contributors bring together lucid theoretical discussion and sophisticated interpretations from a variety of backgrounds, offering biblical scholars and students a helpful and thorough introduction to the issues and possibilities of intertextuality. The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.