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Biblical exegesis in the apostolic period, c.1-2

At one point in this great work, the author quotes another researcher, "it is doubtful whether we can hope to understand the contents of any mind whose presuppositions we have not yet learned to recognize." This is the key to any hermeneutic. Until we understand the presuppositions of the authors, we cannot hope to truly understand the message they wanted to convey. We can learn those presuppositions by observing how they use the texts of scripture that preceded them and taking into account the hermeneutical context in which they were trained. The study of writings like the dead sea scrolls (see also, The Modern Scholar: The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Truth behind the Mystique) have given us a great deal of insight into the exegetical methods of second-temple Judaism. We are remiss if we do not take advantage of that scholarship in understanding the new testament writings. Reducing the texts to the lifeless literalism..

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220.66 LON b
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Grand Rapids : Wm.B Eerdmans.,
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246p.; 21 cm.
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English
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0-8028-1569-3
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220.66
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BIBLE - LITERARY CRITICISM
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