Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

pt. 1 The task of interpretation

The need for interpretation

The history of interpretation

Literary and social-scientific approaches to interpretation

The canon and translations

pt. 2. The interpreter and the goal

The interpreter

The goal of interpretation

pt. 3. Understanding literature

General rules of hermeneutics: prose

General rules of hermeneutics: biblical poetry

pt. 4 Understanding Bible genres

Genres of the Old Testament

Genres of the New Testament

pt. 4. The fruits of interpretation

Using the Bible today

Application

Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, now in its third edition, is a bestselling hermeneutics textbook that sets forth concise, logical, and practical guidelines for discovering the truth in God's Word. With updates and revisions throughout that keep pace with current scholarship, this book offers students the best and most up-to-date information needed to interpret Scripture.