An introduction to biblical hermeneutics : the search for meaning /
Kaiser, Walter C. 1933-
An introduction to biblical hermeneutics : the search for meaning / Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., and Moisš Silva. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c1994. - 298 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index.
The search for meaning: Initial directions. Who needs hermeneutics anyway? -- The meaning of meaning -- Let's be logical: Using and abusing language -- Understanding the text: Meaning in literary genres. "I will remember the deeds of the Lord": The meaning of narratives -- "My heart is stirred by a noble theme": The meaning of poetry and wisdom -- "But these are written that you may believe": The meaning of the gospels -- How to read a letter: The meaning of the Epistles -- What about the future? The meaning of prophecy -- Responding to the text: Meaning and application. "As the deer pants for streams of water": the devotional use of the Bible -- Obeying the Word: The cultural use of the Bible -- Putting it all together: The theological use of the Bible -- The search for meaning: Further challenges. A short history of interpretation -- Contemporary approaches to interpretation -- The case for Calvinistic hermeneutics -- Concluding observations.
9780310530909
93033915
Bible--Hermeneutics.
Hermeneutics--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BS476 / .K33 1994
220.6/01 220.601
An introduction to biblical hermeneutics : the search for meaning / Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., and Moisš Silva. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c1994. - 298 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index.
The search for meaning: Initial directions. Who needs hermeneutics anyway? -- The meaning of meaning -- Let's be logical: Using and abusing language -- Understanding the text: Meaning in literary genres. "I will remember the deeds of the Lord": The meaning of narratives -- "My heart is stirred by a noble theme": The meaning of poetry and wisdom -- "But these are written that you may believe": The meaning of the gospels -- How to read a letter: The meaning of the Epistles -- What about the future? The meaning of prophecy -- Responding to the text: Meaning and application. "As the deer pants for streams of water": the devotional use of the Bible -- Obeying the Word: The cultural use of the Bible -- Putting it all together: The theological use of the Bible -- The search for meaning: Further challenges. A short history of interpretation -- Contemporary approaches to interpretation -- The case for Calvinistic hermeneutics -- Concluding observations.
9780310530909
93033915
Bible--Hermeneutics.
Hermeneutics--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BS476 / .K33 1994
220.6/01 220.601