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Title: Introduction To Biblical Interpretation : Revised and Expanded by William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg, Robert L. Hubbard ISBN: 0-7852-5225-8 Publisher: Nelson Reference Pub. Date: 24 June, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: This book suffers from a lack of good philosophy
Comment: In a very general sense this is a good book. However, the authors suffer from a lack of good philosophy. Let me explain. I agree with the author's assertion that meaning is derived from the text and we should not try to figure out what the author intended when he wrote (this is next to impossible to do since all the authors of the Bible are dead). However, the authors of this book give lip service to that idea but seem to stray from it in their overall philosophy. This book also smacks of "postmodernism." For example, on page 116, the authors declare via D.S. Ferguson that "all knowledge is elusive, and to grasp it demands a great deal of effort on our part . . ." If all knowledge is elusive then what about the knowledge of the statement "all knowledge is elusive?" Is that elusive? And if so, then how do we know this for certain. There are dozen of statements throughout this text that are very similar to the one I mentioned. I was also confused as to whether these authors were in favor of the "sensus plenoir" or opposed to it. This was yet another downfall to the text. Moreover, the authors were sympathetic to the reader-approach method of interpretation (another sign of postmodernism - ala Derrida.) The reader does not "give" the text meaning and this definitely runs in diametric opposition to the author's assertion that meaning is found in the text (and not the reader). Therefore, this was an apparent inconsistency on the part of the authors. It seemed to me that the authors lacked a strong foundation in logic and metaphysics which hurt this otherwise good text. But I must confess, compared to some of the other Hermeneutics texts I have read, this one is in several ways fairly solid.
Rating: 4
Summary: The best evangelical work on the subject that I have seen
Comment: All in all, very good. From a conservative perspective the authors discuss the major issues of biblical interpretation, including applying hisorical criticism and modern hermeneutical theories to the Scriptural text. Though conservative, it is not fundamentalistic. The authors provide a balanced treatment of most subjects and give good principles and examples of doing careful exegesis. This would be an excellent work to use in an intro. to biblical literature class. My one reservation is that not enough attention was given to Patristic and medieval exegesis and its modern day application to Scripture. Also, the Treatment of the Deutero-Canonical books and the question of the Canonicity of Scripture was superficial and inaccurate. Catholic and Orthodox readers should keep this in mind when reviewing this book. To conclude, though it has the deficiencies mentioned above and could not serve as a standard for Catholic and Orthodox exegesis, it is a refreshing work that shows that not all evangelical protestants are biblical obscurantists who are unable to engage in dialogue with modern biblical scholarship and present well-reasoned opinions.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Introductory Hermeneutics Book I Have Read
Comment: Klein, Blomberg, and Hubbard, Jr., have created an extremely well-informed, easily understood volume on the hairy topic of Biblical Hermeneutics. I truly believe that every Biblical exegete should have this book in their library.
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Title: How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart ISBN: 0310384915 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 08 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Grasping God's Word by J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays ISBN: 0310228328 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $37.99 |
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Title: A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules by Robert H. Stein ISBN: 0801021014 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Bible Study That Works by David L. Thompson, Robert A. Traina ISBN: 0916035611 Publisher: Evangel Publishing House Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation by Grant R. Osborne ISBN: 0830812881 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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