Biblical interpretation : an integrated approach /
W. Randolph Tate.
- 3rd ed.
- Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, c2008.
- xix, 380 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-364) and indexes.
Introduction: A journey into three worlds -- Why study backgrounds? : an apology for historical research -- The importance of language : the grammatical background -- Reading and the world behind the text : the historical and ideological backgrounds -- The Bible as literature and literary forms -- How the Hebrew Bible communicates as literature -- How the New Testament communicates as literature -- What happens when we read? -- What the reader brings to the text : the role of reader presuppositions -- Mark's Gospel and the merging of three worlds.