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Written by internationally renowned experts, this volume explores the history of biblical interpretation in the ancient world from several points of view. Chapters cover the historical period beginning with the very earliest stages of interpretation, when the first oral stories were formed, to the time when the canons of Judaism and Christianity gained general acceptance. Scholarly yet accessible, this volume will become an important reference tool for anyone interested in hermeneutics, ancient Judaism, or the early church.
A History of Biblical Interpretation
by Hauser, Alan J.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-12-01
Publisher(s): Eerdmans Pub Co
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Summary
The first installment in a major new multivolume work on the history of biblical interpretation, this book provides a detailed discussion of the key figures, texts, and issues crucial to biblical interpretation in the ancient Jewish and Christian communities.
Author Biography
Alan J. Hauser is professor of biblical studies at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina Duane F. Watson is professor of New Testament studies at Malone College, Canton, Ohio
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Abbreviations | p. xi |
| Introduction and Overview | p. 1 |
| Inner-Biblical Exegesis in the Tanak | p. 55 |
| Hebrew Into Greek: Interpretation In, By, and Of the Septuagint | p. 80 |
| Philo of Alexandria as Exegete | p. 114 |
| Biblical Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls | p. 144 |
| Interpretation of Scripture in the Targumim | p. 167 |
| Rabbinic Midrash | p. 198 |
| The Stabilization of the Tanak | p. 225 |
| The Interpretation of the Tanak in the Jewish Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha | p. 253 |
| Interpreting Israel's Scriptures in the New Testament | p. 283 |
| The Apostolic Fathers and the Apologists | p. 304 |
| Alexandrian and Antiochene Exegesis | p. 334 |
| Jerome and the Vulgate | p. 355 |
| Augustine and the Close of the Ancient Period of Interpretation | p. 380 |
| The Formation of the New Testament Canon and Its Significance for the History of Biblical Interpretation | p. 409 |
| The Interpretation of Scripture in the New Testament Apocrypha and Gnostic Writings | p. 430 |
| Contributors | p. 457 |
| Index of Ancient and Modern Authors | p. 458 |
| Index of Subjects | p. 466 |
| Index of Primary Sources | p. 518 |
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