Energion.com Reader's Guide - Biblical Criticism

From Amazon.com: This revised edition of the best selling And God Said What? introduces readers to the importance of understanding the various literary forms that appear in Scripture: myth, legend, debate, fiction, Gospel, parable, allegory, letter and apocalypse. Each genre is clearly defined, and the importance of understanding genre in order to find meaning is explored in relation to many well-known biblical passages: Samson, Lot's wife, Jonah, puzzling parables, 666, and many more. Written by an experienced teacher who has listened carefully to her students' questions, this book is an invaluable help to those who want to understand the revelation contained in the old and new covenants.

This revised edition contains:

--an additional 100 pages.
--includes Psalms, the infancy narratives and miracle stories.
--continues the author's engaging, accessible style.

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Energion.com Description: This short guide to redaction criticism is the next step for the person who is interested in Biblical criticism, and wants to get beyond Bible dictionary entries and the scattered information in commentaries. It is currently out of print but quite a number of copies are available used.

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From Amazon.com: The authors introduce and illustrate the entire range of literary forms utilized by the New Testament writers--from geneology to hymn to parable--and help the reader in the goal of understanding the significance of those forms for interpretation.

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From Amazon.com:

For centuries, biblical scholars have worked on discovering how the Bible came to be. The consensus that emerged from experts of various traditions was the Documentary Hypothesis: the idea that ancient writers produced documents of poetry, prose, and law over many hundreds of years, which editors then used as sources to fashion the books of the Bible that people have read for the last two thousand years.

In The Bible with Sources Revealed, Richard Elliott Friedman, one of the world's foremost experts on the Bible and author of the bestselling Who Wrote the Bible?, offers a new visual presentation of the Five Books of Moses –– Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy –– unlocking their complex and fascinating tapestry of sources. Different colors and type styles allow readers to easily identify each of the distinct sources, showcasing Friedman's highly acclaimed and dynamic translation.

This unique Bible provides a new means to explore the riches of scripture by:

•Making it possible to read the source texts individually, to see their artistry, their views of God, Israel, and humankind, and their connection to their moment in history;

•Presenting the largest collection of evidence ever assembled for establishing and explaining the Documentary Hypothesis;

•Showing visually how the Bible was formed out of these sources; and

•Helping readers appreciate that the Bible is a rich, complex, beautiful work as a result of the extraordinary way in which it was created.

Now everyone can explore these rich resources. This new version will forever change the way you understand the Five Books of Moses.

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Energion.com Description: An excellent short guide to literary criticism. David Robertson presents quite a number of literary genres and their interpretation in this short book. It's a good step beyond the Bible dictionary entries and general summary books, but falls short of a full textbook.

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Energion.com Description: An excellent introduction to Old Testament textual criticism with abundant examples and reasonably easy to read text. You will need some acquaintance with the nature of the Biblical languages. The main drawback is that the focus is strongly on the Septuagint. In fact, the subtitle, The Septuagint after Qumran shows the author's emphasis. Nonetheless he gives a strong presentation, and the Septuagint is much more important since the Qumran discoveries.

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Energion.com Description: A strongly polemic response to Biblical criticism as applied to the Old Testament book of Daniel. There are some good points made about weaknesses of critical theories, and those who apply the historical critical method should always be aware of the weaknesses. Nonetheless, as an attempt at a scholarly defense, this book falls somewhat short, and tends to alienate those who might support more moderate views. It's interesting, but not extremely helpful

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Energion.com Description: This is an excellent general introduction to Biblical criticism. At 234 pages it is not too intimidating (considering the subject), and yet gives the basic definitions and examples.

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