Resources related to the theory and practice of interpretation.
Related BcR
For additional resources related to Bible study, see the Ministry section Studying the Bible.
Bible Study Approach (tool)
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Bible Study
Two-page tool, outlining and diagramming how to approach the study of a passage: entering the textual world through the implied reader community.
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Bible_Study_Approach
Literary Criticism: the World of the Text (cht)
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Biblical Criticism
Literary Criticism
Chart summarizing the key elements and process of literary criticism.
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LitCrit_WorldOfText
Theories of Language and the Task of Interpretation (art)
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Hermeneutics and Exegesis
One-page article comparing theories of "language as reference" with the theory of "language as discourse;" changing views of how language refers to the world in the premodern, modern, and postmodern periods; speech acts
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TheoriesLang-TaskInterp
Discourse Analysis (cht)
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Hermeneutics and Exegesis
Chart summarizing the "Ways to Look at the Biblical Text" and "Seven Standards of Textuality"
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DiscourseAnalysis
