Reading the Bible with Giants: How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpretation Can Shed Light on Old Texts: Second Edition

Reading the Bible with Giants: How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpretation Can Shed Light on Old Texts: Second Edition

Many readers of the Bible believe that interpreting the Scriptures well simply involves a two-way dialogue between themselves and the text. Implied in this view is the idea that we can simply jump over two thousand years of biblical interpretation. However, if we believe that God has been speaking through the Bible to devout believers throughout history it would seem that we should find a way to identify the insights they perceived in the text so that we can learn to read these sacred texts with them. Drawing on resources from Reception Theory, the goal of 'Reading the Bible with the Giants' is to enable the contemporary reader to interpret the Bible in dialogue with those who have gone before us. Table of Contents "List of Illustrations Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - The First Historical Horizon: The Author and the Audience Chapter 2 - Words Chapter 3 - The Best Fish Story Ever Told Chapter 4 - The Second Historical Horizon: A Living Tradition Chapter 5 - Tradition as a Road Map of Interpretation Chapter 6 - The Third Historical Horizon: Reading within a Tradition Chapter 7 - Ten Reading Strategies Chapter 8 - Reception Theory: Teaching and Preaching Appendix: Critically Evaluating Internet Sources References and Resources for Further Study " "it is clearly very learned and theoretically informed, but it is also a practical guide. For that reason it is unique and offers great wisdom and guidence for engaging with the Bible and the years and years of theological discussion that it has engendered"-Benjamin J M Johnson, Wycliffe Hall Oxford, Theological Book Review vol.27 (2017) no.2, p.20 David Parris is the Associate Director and Affiliate Professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary's Colorado Springs campus. He is the author of 'Reception Theory and Biblical Interpretation'.