Pillars in the History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 1: Prevailing Methods Before 1980

by Stanley E Porter (Editor), Sean A Adams (Editor)

Overview

This two-volume set is part of a growing body of literature concerned with the history of biblical interpretation. The ample introduction first sets key players into the story of the development of the major strands of biblical interpretation since the Enlightenment, identifying how different theoretical and methodological approaches are related to each other and describing the academic environment in which they emerged and developed. Volume 1 contains fourteen essays on twenty-two interpreters who were principally active before 1980, and volume 2 has nineteen essays on twenty-seven of those who were active primarily after this date. Each chapter provides a brief biography of one or more scholars, as well as a detailed description of their major contributions to the field. This is followed by an (often new) application of the scholar's theory. By focusing on the individual scholars and their work, the book recognizes that interpretive approaches arise out of certain circumstances, and that scholars are influenced by, and have influences upon, both other interpreters and the times in which they live. This set is ideal for any class on the history of biblical interpretation and for those who want a greater understanding of how the current field of biblical studies developed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498202367
Publisher:	Pickwick Publications
Publication date:	08/17/2016
Series:	McMaster Biblical Studies
Pages:	430
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Stanley E. Porter is President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament, as well as holder of the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He has written widely on most topics in New Testament studies, including the history of interpretation. His latest book is When Paul Met Jesus: How an Idea Got Lost in History.

Sean A. Adams is Lecturer in New Testament and Ancient Culture at The University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. He has written widely on the relationship between the New Testament and Greek literature and is the author of The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography and Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Abbreviations xiii

Contributors to Volume 1 xix

Biblical Criticism before around 1980: An Overview of Volume One Stanley E. Porter xxiii

The History of Biblical Interpretation: An Integrated Conspectus Stanley E. Porter 1

1 J. J. Griesbach and Karl Lachmann Brandon D. Crowe 71

2 Friedrich Schleiermacher: His Contribution to New Testament Studies Jan H. Nylund 91

3 Ferdinand Christian Baur's Historical Criticism and Tendenzkritik Hughson T. Ong 118

4 Brooke Foss Westcott, Fenton John Anthony Hort, and Joseph Barber Lightfoot Ronald Dean Peters 139

5 Theodor Zahn, Adolf Harnack, and Adolf Schlatter Andreas J. Köstenberger 163

6 William Wrede and Julius Wellhausen Dieter T. Roth 189

7 Albert Schweitzer: A Jewish-Apocalyptic Approach to Christian Origins Andrew W. Pitts 211

8 G. Adolf Deissmann's Influence on New Testament Interpretation Philip D. Burggraff 239

9 Martin Dibelius and Rudolf Bultmann James D. Dvorak 257

10 B. H. Streeter and the Synoptic Problem Paul Foster 278

11 William Ramsay and Ernst Haenchen Daniel So 302

12 Günther Bornkamm and Redaction Criticism Jae Hyun Lee 321

13 C. H. Dodd as New Testament Interpreter and Theologian Beth M. Stovell 341

14 Walther Eichrodt: His Times and His Theology William K. K. Kapahu 367

Index of Modern Authors 387

Index of Ancient Sources 397

The Following Chapters are in Volume 1: Prevailing Methods after 1980

Biblical Criticism after around 1980: An Overview of Volume Two Stanley E. Porter

The History of Biblical Interpretation: An Integrated Conspectus Stanley E. Porter

15 Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Lutheran Existentialism in Theological Interpretation Jonathan D. Numada

16 Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Paul Ricoeur Edward Ho

17 Edmund Leach and Structuralism Lois K. Fuller Dow

18 Martin Hengel, the New Tübingen School, and the Study of Christian Origins Andrew W. Pitts

19 Peter Stuhlmacher and Biblical Theology Michael P. Naylor

20 Edwin Judge, Wayne Meeks, and Social-Scientific Criticism James D. Dvorak

21 Mary Douglas: Living in Literature D. James Boreland

22 Philip F. Esler and Social-Scientific Criticism Lois K. Fuller Dow

23 Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Phyllis Trible, and Feminist Biblical Interpretation Sherri Guenther Trautwein

24 Hans Dieter Betz, George A. Kennedy, and Rhetorical Criticism Daniel So

25 Eugene A. Nida and Johannes P. Louw and Their Linguistic Contribution Stanley E. Porter Hughson T. Ong

26 James Barr and Theological Lexicography Sean A. Adams

27 Daniel Patte: A Structural Semiotic Model for Interpreting Didactic Discourse Andrew W. Pitts

28 Brevard S. Childs and the Canonical Approach Joel Barker

29 James A. Sanders and Canonical Criticism William K. K. Kapahu

30 Anthony C. Thiselton's Use of Speech-Act Theory Philip D. Burggraff

31 Richard B. Hays and a Narrative Approach to the Pauline Letters Jae Hyun Lee

32 Loveday Alexander, David Rhoads, and Literary Criticism of the New Testament Sean A. Adams

33 Francis Watson and Steven E. Fowl as Theological Interpreters of Scripture Patrick S. Franklin

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"In the first of two volumes dealing with modern biblical interpretation, the contributors examine the work of leading scholars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many of whom are surprisingly little known. With the benefit of hindsight and historical distance, they can assess the importance of the work that each of these men did and indicate how that has come to influence subsequent generations. This is an important addition to our understanding of a key period in the development of biblical studies, and will be of great use to students and teachers alike."
—Gerald Bray, Research Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

Editorial Reviews

"In the first of two volumes dealing with modern biblical interpretation, the contributors examine the work of leading scholars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many of whom are surprisingly little known. With the benefit of hindsight and historical distance, they can assess the importance of the work that each of these men did and indicate how that has come to influence subsequent generations. This is an important addition to our understanding of a key period in the development of biblical studies, and will be of great use to students and teachers alike."
—Gerald Bray, Research Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

From the Publisher