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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...

identity—any more than there is a ‘standard’ heterosexual identity—thus GLBT interpretations of the Bible will, by their very nature, be disparate and unlike each other. Even more important than this are attitudes to the criticism; all standpoint interpretations are liable to critique from those who do not hold the same standpoint. Criticisms range from whether an interpretation is a ‘good’ one to whether it should be done at all. GLBT interpretations of the Bible are particularly susceptible to
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