Hermeneutical Spiral : A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation.

1015 Pages·2010·10.548 MB·English

by  Osborne, Grant R.

Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction

PART 1 - GENERAL HERMENEUTICS

Chapter 1 - Context

THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
THE LOGICAL CONTEXT
RHETORICAL OR COMPOSITIONAL PATTERNS

Chapter 2 - Grammar

THE PRELIMINARY TASK: ESTABLISHING THE TEXT
GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TEXT
EXEGETICAL PROCEDURES

Chapter 3 - Semantics

SEMANTIC FALLACIES
BASIC SEMANTIC THEORY
CONCLUSION: A METHODOLOGY FOR LEXICAL STUDY

Chapter 4 - Syntax

BIBLICAL TRANSFORMATIONS
PROPOSITIONAL DISPLAY OF PHILEMON 4-7
PERFORMATIVE AND EMOTIVE LANGUAGE
FIGURES OF SPEECH
BIBLICAL EXAMPLES
CONCLUSION
EXCURSUS ON TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR
EXCURSUS ON RHETORICAL CRITICISM
EXCURSUS ON THE INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE DEBATE

Chapter 5 - Historical and Cultural Backgrounds

AREAS FOR RESEARCH
SPECIFIC SOURCES FOR BACKGROUND MATERIAL
SOCIOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE
PROBLEMS IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY

PART 2 - GENRE ANALYSIS

Chapter 6 - Old Testament Law

THE USES OF TÔRÂ IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
LAW CODES OR COLLECTIONS
CLEAN AND UNCLEAN
THE SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM
THE OLD TESTAMENT AND NEW TESTAMENT SAINTS

Chapter 7 - Narrative

INTERPRETING BIBLICAL NARRATIVE
THE METHODOLOGY OF NARRATIVE CRITICISM
THE WEAKNESSES OF NARRATIVE CRITICISM
METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES FOR STUDYING NARRATIVE
TEXTS

Chapter 8 - Poetry

THE STRUCTURE OF THE PSALMS
THE FORM OF HEBREW POETRY
TYPES OF POETRY
POETRY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
THEOLOGY IN THE PSALMS
HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLES

Chapter 9 - Wisdom

CHARACTERISTICS OF WISDOM
THE FORMS OF WISDOM LITERATURE
WISDOM IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLES
EXCURSUS: THE HISTORY OF WISDOM TEACHING

Chapter 10 - Prophecy

THE NATURE OF THE PROPHETIC ROLE
THE NATURE OF THE PROPHETIC MESSAGE
HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLES

Chapter 11 - Apocalyptic

FORMAL FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS
THE INTERPRETATION OF SYMBOLS
HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLES
EXCURSUS: THE ORIGINS OF APOCALYPTIC

Chapter 12 - Parable

THE MEANING AND USE OF PARABLES
THE PURPOSE OF PARABLES
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PARABLES
HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLES
EXCURSUS: THE HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION

Chapter 13 - Epistle

LETTER-WRITING IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
NEW TESTAMENT EPISTLES
HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLES
Chapter 14 - The Old Testament in the New Testament

THE CANON AND THE SEPTUAGINT
JEWISH EXEGETICAL PATTERNS
APPROPRIATION TECHNIQUES
A METHOD FOR UNDERSTANDING THE USE OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
TENDENCIES IN THE USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE
NEW TESTAMENT
CONCLUSION

PART 3 - APPLIED HERMENEUTICS

Chapter 15 - Biblical Theology

RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DISCIPLINES
SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS
TOWARD A METHODOLOGY
CONCLUSION

Chapter 16 - Systematic Theology

THE COMPONENTS OF THEOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION
ISSUES IN THEOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTION
HERMENEUTICAL PRINCIPLES

Chapter 17 - Homiletics I

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES
CURRENT ISSUES
CULTURAL AND SUPRACULTURAL NORMS IN SCRIPTURE
HERMENEUTICAL MODEL
PRINCIPLES FOR DETERMINING SUPRACULTURAL CONTENT
A METHOD FOR CONTEXTUALIZATION
DEVELOPING A TRANSFORMED CHURCH CULTURE
CONCLUSION

Chapter 18 - Homiletics II
THE PLACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
A DEVOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF PREACHING
FROM TEXT TO SERMON
PRINCIPLES FOR DETERMINING APPLICATION
PRACTICAL METHODS FOR APPLYING A TEXT
CONCLUSION
EXCURSUS ON PREPARING THE SERMON
EXCURSUS ON STYLE
Appendix 1 - The Problem of Meaning
Appendix 2 - The Problem of Meaning
Notes
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index
Index to Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Osborne, Grant R.
The hermeneutical spiral: a comprehensive introduction to
biblical
interpretation / Grant R. Osborne.—2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-978-0-830-87877-2 (pbk.: alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 978-0-830-87877-2 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Bible—Hermeneutics. I. Title.
BS476.O79 2006
220.601—dc22
2006020865

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