Biblical Exegesis a Beginner's Handbook by John H. Hayes, Carl R. Holladay.
Description
Introducing exegesis -- Textual criticism: the quest for the original wording -- Historical criticism: the setting in time and place -- Grammatical criticism: the language of the text -- Literary criticism: the composition and rhetorical style of the text -- Form criticism: the genre and life setting of the text -- Tradition criticism: the stages behind the text -- Redaction criticism: the final viewpoint and theology -- Structuralist criticism: the universals in the text -- Canonical criticism: the sacred text of synagogue and church -- Exegesis with a special focus: cultural, economic, ethnic, gender, and sexual perspectives -- Integrating exegetical procedures -- Employing the fruits of biblical exegesis -- Appendix: Using electronic technologies in exegesis.
xi, 236 p. ;23 cm.