Biblical Hermeneutics

FIVE VIEWS

edited by Stanley E. Porter & Beth M. Stovell

with contributions by Craig L. Blomberg, Richard B. Gaffin Jr., F. Scott Spencer, Robert W. Wall & Merold Westphal

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ISBN 978-0-8308-3963-6

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Biblical hermeneutics: five views / edited by Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell; with contributions by Craig L. Blomberg … [et al.].

p. cm.—(Spectrum multiview book)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8308-3963-6 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Bible—Hermeneutics. I. Porter, Stanley E., 1956- II. Stovell, Beth M., 1978- III. Blomberg, Craig.

BS476.B4945 2012

220.601—dc23

2012005238

Contents

Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction: Trajectories in Biblical Hermeneutics

Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell

PART ONE: FIVE VIEWS OF BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS

1. The Historical-Critical/Grammatical View

Craig L. Blomberg

2. The Literary/Postmodern View

F. Scott Spencer

3. The Philosophical/Theological View

Merold Westphal

4. The Redemptive-Historical View

Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

5. The Canonical View

Robert W. Wall

PART TWO: RESPONSES

6. The Historical-Critical/Grammatical Response

Craig L. Blomberg

7. The Literary/Postmodern Response

F. Scott Spencer

8. The Philosophical/Theological Response

Merold Westphal

9. The Redemptive-Historical Response

Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

10. The Canonical Response

Robert W. Wall

Interpreting Together: Synthesizing Five Views of Biblical Hermeneutics

Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell

List of Contributors

Name and Subject Index

Scripture Index

Abbreviations

ABRL Anchor Bible Reference Library

AJT Asia Journal of Theology

BETL Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium

BECNT Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament

BSac Biliotheca sacra

CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly

CTM Concordia Theological Monthly

EstBib Estudios biblicos

ExpTim Expository Times

GBS Guides to Biblical Scholarship

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