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An introduction to biblical hermeneutics : the search for meaning / Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., and Mois�es Silva.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c1994.Description: 298 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0310530903 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.601 20 KAI
LOC classification:
  • BS476 .K33 1994
Contents:
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.
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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.

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