past & present Bray, Gerald Lewis. creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Academic c1996 1996 monographic eng

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608 p. : 23 cm. A textbook on the history of biblical interpretation that covers the fundamentals and then examines differences across historical periods. Divides the history of biblical interpretation into the period from the ancient church to the Reformation; the rise of historical-critical interpretation from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries; and current trends that offer alternatives to dominant schools of criticism. Part 1: Before historical criticism -- Beginnings of Biblical interpretation -- Patristic interpretation -- Medieval interpretation -- Renaissance and reformation -- Part 2: The historical-critical period -- Beginning of the historical-critical method -- The nineteenth century (1800-1918) -- Old Testament from De Wette to Wellhausen -- New Testament from Schleiermacher to Schweitzer -- The mid-twentieth century (1918-75) -- Old Testament criticism after Wellhausen -- New Testament criticism after Schweitzer -- Part 3: The contemporary scene -- Academic trends in interpretation -- Social trends in interpretation -- Evangelical trends in interpretation. Gerald Bray. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Hermeneutics Criticism, interpretation, etc BS476 .B739 1996 220.6 9780830815654 0830815651 9780851114750 085111475X NLE 960812 20190320141653.0 729835042 eng