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Searching for Meaning introduces readers to the different methods used to interpret the New Testament. Top scholars give a short definition of a particular criticism and then Paula Gooder gives a practical example to demonstrate how that criticism can be applied to a biblical text. A very broad range of methods are introduced, from traditional criticisms such as source criticism and historical...

Theological interpretation is concerned with exploring the relationship of the New Testament to subsequent Christian theology and to understanding how it functions in worshipping communities. A. K. M. Adam Although contemporary readers evidently feel the need for a method for theological interpretation of the New Testament, ancient readers managed comfortably without any such
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