Interpreting the Bible : approaching the text in preparation for preaching / Mary F. Foskett.
Series: Elements of preachingPublication details: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c2009.Description: ix, 83 p. ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780800663544 (alk. paper)
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BSOP Library | GC | BS476 F78 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00058884 |
Includes bibliographical references.
What is exegesis? -- The three worlds of the Bible -- Ethics and the three worlds of the Bible -- Biblical interpretation for preaching -- Bringing the text into view -- Beginning a close reading of the text -- Shifting to a wide-angle lens -- Case study: Luke 7:36-50 -- Who's reading and whose reading? -- The reading community -- The congregational community -- Religious experience, biblical authority, and the congregation -- Case study: Luke 7:36-50 -- The living Word -- Engaging the text in historical context -- The challenge of historical distance -- History and the ethics of biblical interpretation -- Reading in a stream of history -- Examining the historical and social contexts of the Bible -- Exploring the historical world of the text -- Case study: Luke 7:36-50 -- When worlds collide : reading against the grain of the text -- Contextual criticism -- Feminist criticism -- Postcolonial interpretation -- Reading with resistance -- Case study: Luke 7:36-50 -- Conclusion: Discerning the transforming Word -- Toward interpretation -- Discerning the Word -- Case study: Luke 7:36-50.
