Biblical interpretation : an integrated approach /
W. Randolph Tate.
- rev. ed.
- Peabody, Massachussetts : Hendrickson Publishers, c1996.
- xvi, 276 p.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Contents: Introduction: A Journey into Three Worlds -- Ch. 1. Why Study Backgrounds? An Apology for Historical Research -- Ch. 2. Importance of Language: The Grammatical Background -- Ch. 3. Reading and the World Behind the Text: The Historical and Ideological Backgrounds -- Ch. 4. Bible as Literature and Literary Forms -- Ch. 5. How the Hebrew Bible Communicates as Literature -- Ch. 6. How the New Testament Communicates as Literature -- Ch. 7. What Happens When We Read? -- Ch. 8. What the Reader Brings to the Text: The Role of Reader Presuppositions -- Ch. 9. How Methods Affect Interpretation -- Ch. 10. Mark's Gospel and the Merging of Three Worlds -- Ch. 11. Never-Ending Story.