Lexham Survey of Bible Interpretation
MJ. Smith
MVP Posts: 53,102 
Yes, I am nearly done with my suggestions. But this one is a high value product.
Logos/Verbum as a product is focused on Bible Study but with forays into theology and homiletics. There is one major element of Bible Study that is missing from the tool set - a survey of the methods of Biblical interpretation. What we need is a very simple, factual (not interpretative or evaluative) description of biblical criticism throughout time. This would be a significant help in understanding older texts as well as providing references for learning new interpretative skills. What I envision for an entry is:
1. Name of interpretative method/criticism
2. Brief description of the interpretative method
3. Questions asked by the method (See Open letter to Faithlife on overall direction for a broader introduction.)
4. Links to (a) top discussions of the method and (b) examples of the method in practice.
It is important that both Jewish and Christian methods be included. I would also suggest that Faithlife create an initial addition with an explicit invitation for additional entries from the users. The intent would be that professors could insure that there were entries appropriate to their courses.
Examples of prime resources from which to glean the information:
Hauser, Alan J., and Duane F. Watson, eds. A History of Biblical Interpretation: multivolume Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003.
McKim, Donald K., ed. Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters. Downers Grove, IL; Nottingham, England: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
Old, Hughes Oliphant. multi-volume. The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church. Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.
Osborne, Grant R., and Stephen B. Woodward. Handbook for Bible Study. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1979.
Reventlow, Henning Graf. History of Biblical Interpretation (multivolume). Edited by Susan Ackerman and Tom Thatcher. Translated by Leo G. Perdue. Society of Biblical Literature Resources for Biblical Study. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
Simonetti, Manlio. Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church: An Historical Introduction to Patristic Exegesis. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1994.
Taylor, Marion Ann, and Agnes Choi, eds. Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012.
Uffenheimer, Benjamin, and Henning Graf Reventlow, eds. Creative Biblical Exegesis: Christian and Jewish Hermeneutics through the Centuries. Vol. 59. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1988.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Craig G. Bartholomew, Daniel J. Treier, and N. T. Wright, eds. Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible. London; Grand Rapids, MI: SPCK; Baker Academic, 2005.
Zetterholm, Karin Hedner. Jewish Interpretation of the Bible: Ancient and Contemporary. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2012.
Logos/Verbum as a product is focused on Bible Study but with forays into theology and homiletics. There is one major element of Bible Study that is missing from the tool set - a survey of the methods of Biblical interpretation. What we need is a very simple, factual (not interpretative or evaluative) description of biblical criticism throughout time. This would be a significant help in understanding older texts as well as providing references for learning new interpretative skills. What I envision for an entry is:
1. Name of interpretative method/criticism
2. Brief description of the interpretative method
3. Questions asked by the method (See Open letter to Faithlife on overall direction for a broader introduction.)
4. Links to (a) top discussions of the method and (b) examples of the method in practice.
It is important that both Jewish and Christian methods be included. I would also suggest that Faithlife create an initial addition with an explicit invitation for additional entries from the users. The intent would be that professors could insure that there were entries appropriate to their courses.
Examples of prime resources from which to glean the information:
Hauser, Alan J., and Duane F. Watson, eds. A History of Biblical Interpretation: multivolume Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003.
McKim, Donald K., ed. Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters. Downers Grove, IL; Nottingham, England: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
Old, Hughes Oliphant. multi-volume. The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church. Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.
Osborne, Grant R., and Stephen B. Woodward. Handbook for Bible Study. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1979.
Reventlow, Henning Graf. History of Biblical Interpretation (multivolume). Edited by Susan Ackerman and Tom Thatcher. Translated by Leo G. Perdue. Society of Biblical Literature Resources for Biblical Study. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
Simonetti, Manlio. Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church: An Historical Introduction to Patristic Exegesis. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1994.
Taylor, Marion Ann, and Agnes Choi, eds. Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012.
Uffenheimer, Benjamin, and Henning Graf Reventlow, eds. Creative Biblical Exegesis: Christian and Jewish Hermeneutics through the Centuries. Vol. 59. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1988.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Craig G. Bartholomew, Daniel J. Treier, and N. T. Wright, eds. Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible. London; Grand Rapids, MI: SPCK; Baker Academic, 2005.
Zetterholm, Karin Hedner. Jewish Interpretation of the Bible: Ancient and Contemporary. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2012.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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