Scripture as Communication – Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics

Jeannine K. Brown (PhD, Luther Seminary) is the David Price Professor of Biblical and Theological Foundations at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has served as a translation consultant for the NIV, CEB, and New Century Version and is the author of The Gospels as Stories and two commentaries on Matthew.

• ContentsPreface to the Second EditionIntroduction: Scripture as Communicative ActPart 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Scripture as Communication1. Terminology and Context for Hermeneutics2. A Communication Model of Hermeneutics3. Authors, Texts, Readers: Historical Movements and Reactions4. Affirmations about Meaning from a Communication Model5. Developing Textual Meaning: Implications, Effects, and Other Ways of Going "Beyond"6. An Invitation to Active Engagement: The Reader and the BiblePart 2: Practical Guidance for Interpreting Scripture as Communication7. Genre and Communication8. The Language of the Bible9. The Social World of the Bible10. Literary Context, Intertextuality, and Canon11. Conceptualizing Contextualization12. Contextualization: Understanding Scripture IncarnationallyAppendix A: Guidelines for ExegesisAppendix B: Historical CriticismAppendix C: Parallelism in Hebrew PoetryAppendix D: Epistles: Following an Author's Flow of ThoughtAppendix E: Narratives: Visualizing Plot and ThemeAppendix F: How to Go About Topical StudiesGlossaryIndexes