SUGGESTION: Exegesis/hermeneutics resources that aren't historical-grammatical in nature

MJ. Smith
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edited November 20 in Resources Forum

FL offerings are heavily skewed toward the historical-grammatical methods of the conservative Protestants - this is to be expected given their market history. But it leaves the remainder of us, a bit light in texts for methodology, examples, etc. This has become especially evident to me as I've pulled together a document on using the Logos linguistic tools.

Here is a common list of recommended reading from a Catholic source - linked to Verbum where possible. I would like to encourage a concerted effort to improve the availability of resources, esp. Carvalho, Harrington, and additional volumes of the Guides to Biblical Scholarship Series (folklore, rhetoric, form, structural are my personal favorites).

  • Carvalho, Corrine L. Primer on Biblical Methods . Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2009.
  • Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers . Revised ed. Hendrickson, 2009.
  • Anderson, Janice Capel, and Stephen D. Moore. Mark and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies . 2nd edition. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2008.
  • Montague, George T. Understanding the Bible: A Basic Introduction to Biblical Interpretation . 2nd edition. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2007.
  • Hayes, John H. and Carl R. Holladay. Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner's Handbook . 3rd edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2007.
  • Fee, Gordon D. New Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors . 3rd edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002.
  • Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors . 4th. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2009.
  • Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation . Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
  • Stenger, Werner. Introduction to New Testament Exegesis . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993.
  • Harrington, Daniel J. Interpreting the Old Testament: A Practical Guide . Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991.
  • Harrington, Daniel J. Interpreting the New Testament: A Practical Guide . Rev. ed. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1990.
  • Keegan, O.P., Terence. J. Interpreting the Bible: Popular Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics . Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1985.
  • For brief overviews, see:
  • See also the Guides to Biblical Scholarship  series by Fortress Press:
    • What Is New Testament Theology? , by Dan O. Via. 2002.
    • The New Historicism , by Gina Hens-Piazza. 2002.
    • Psychological Biblical Criticism , by D. Andrew Kille. 2001.
    • Cultural Anthropology and the Old Testament , by Thomas W. Overholt. 1996.
    • What Is Postmodern Biblical Criticism? , by A. K. M. Adam. 1995.
    • Rhetorical Criticism: Context, Method, and the Book of Jonah , by Phyllis Trible. 1995.
    • What Is Social-Scientific Criticism? , by John H. Elliott. 1993.
    • Folklore and the Hebrew Bible , by Susan Niditch. 1993.
    • Interpreting Hebrew Poetry , by David L. Petersen; Kent Harold Richards. 1992.
    • What Is Narrative Criticism? , by Mark Allan Powell. 1990.
    • Structural Exegesis for New Testament Critics , by Daniel Patte. 1990.
    • Rhetoric and the New Testament, by Burton L. Mack. 1989.
    • What Is Midrash?, by Jacob Neusner. 1987.
    • Textual Criticism: Recovering the Text of the Hebrew Bible, by P. Kyle McCarter Jr.1986.
    • The New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning, by Harry Y. Gamble. 1985.
    • Social Approaches to the Old Testament, by Robert R. Wilson. 1984.
    • Canon and Community: A Guide to Canonical Criticism, by James A Sanders. 1984.
    • The Old Testament and the Archaeologist, by H. Darrell Lance. 1981.
    • What Is New Testament Theology?, by Hendrikus Boers. 1979.
    • Literary Criticism for New Testament Critics, by Norman R. Petersen. 1978.
    • The Old Testament and the Literary Critic, by David A. Robertson. 1977.
    • The Old Testament and the Historian, by James Maxwell Miller. 1977.
    • What Is Structural Exegesis?, by Daniel Patte. 1976.
    • The Historical-Critical Method, by Edgar Krentz. 1975.
    • Textual Criticism of the Old Testament: From the Septuagint to Qumran, by Ralph W Klein. 1974.
    • Letters in Primitive Christianity, by William G. Doty. 1973.
    • Tradition History and the Old Testament, by Walter E. Rast, 1972.
    • Literary Criticism of the Old Testament, by Norman C. Habel. 1971.
    • Form Criticism of the Old Testament, by Gene M. Tucker. 1971.
    • Literary Criticism of the New Testament, by William A. Beardslee. 1970.
    • What Is Form Criticism?, by Edgar V. McKnight. 1969.
    • What Is Redaction Criticism?, by Norman Perrin. 1969.

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