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

By: Kaiser, Walter C
Contributor(s): Silva, Moisés
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, [1994]Copyright date: ©1994Description: 298 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0310530903 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Bible -- Hermeneutics | Hermeneutics -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityDDC classification: 220.6/01 LOC classification: BS476 | .K33 1994Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288) and index.
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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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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