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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      15 October 2022
      22 December 2022
      ISBN:
      9781108859226
      9781108490924
      9781108796675
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859226
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.75kg, 410 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.61kg, 410 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Biblical Studies - New Testament, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Religion
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    Subjects:
    Biblical Studies - New Testament, Biblical Studies - Old Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Religion
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    Book description

    This Cambridge Companion offers an up-to-date and accessible guide to the fast-changing discipline of biblical studies. Written by scholars from diverse backgrounds and religious commitments – many of whom are pioneers in their respective fields – the volume covers a range of contemporary scholarly methods and interpretive frameworks. The volume reflects the diversity and globalized character of biblical interpretation in which neat boundaries between author-focused, text-focused, and reader-focused approaches are blurred. The significant space devoted to the reception of the Bible – in art, literature, liturgy, and religious practice – also blurs the distinction between professional and popular biblical interpretation. The volume provides an ideal introduction to the various ways that scholars are currently interpreting the Bible. It offers both beginning and advanced students an understanding of the state of biblical interpretation, and how to explore each topic in greater depth.

    Reviews

    'Useful as a reference tool for scholars in the field, this updated volume offers a wide-angle snapshot of various current scholarly trends and of many of the major issues in biblical studies. … Highly recommended.'

    J. S. Kaminsky Source: Choice

    ‘This type of volume is not necessarily designed for linear reading. However, I couldn’t stop reading from one page to the next, as each interpretive modality is clearly presented by recognized experts in the field. I plan to use this volume in my upcoming graduate seminars on biblical interpretation, as it allows me to quickly identify the major issues of each approach and points me toward the essential works for further study of the Bible.’

    Sébastien Doane Source: Laval théologique et philosophique

    ‘All in all, this [Companion] is a fascinating document of the times that shows how biblical scholarship has developed over the past 25 years and how great the diversity of approaches has become. The editors rightly state in their introduction that the method an interpreter chooses in practice mainly shows why he or she concerns himself with the texts of the Bible. Logically, one approach will appeal more than another, but this collection has at least succeeded in highlighting the uniqueness of each approach and the value of different reading perspectives.’

    J. Dekker Source: Theologia Reformata

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