Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology, 2nd ed. (Invitation to Theological Studies Series)
Overview
An authoritative guide to accurately interpreting and applying God’s Word.
In this second edition of Invitation to Biblical Interpretation, Andreas Kostenberger leads the reader step-by-step through the process of interpreting and applying God’s Word.
The primary principle is the hermeneutical triad, which consists of history, literature, and theology. Readers are equipped to explore the historical background of a biblical passage, analyze its literary genre and features, and derive its theological meaning in light of the biblical canon. Numerous examples are provided throughout to illustrate the concepts. A concluding chapter provides direction on practical application, preaching, and helpful tools for Bible study.
Additional features include key words and definitions at the end of each chapter, study questions, and practical exercises for applying the material. An appendix lists numerous resources for Bible study, including recommended commentaries for every book of the Bible.
The second edition updates these resources, as well as the sources cited throughout, and includes a revised chapter on the Old Testament canon. Instructors, students, pastors, and anyone who desires to interpret Scripture accurately will find this volume to be an indispensable addition to their library.
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- Guides readers through a step-by-step process of interpreting and applying God’s Word
- Proposes a hermeneutical triad, which consists of history, literature, and theology
- Includes a revised chapter on the Old Testament canon
Top Highlights
“Only the interpreter who depends on the Holy Spirit in his interpretive quest will likely be successful in discerning God’s special, Spirit-appraised revelation.” (Page 55)
“From this we learn, among other things, that biblical interpretation is not an individualistic enterprise. Rather, it takes place in the community of believers, and the failure or success of the interpretative task affects not merely the interpreter but other believers as well.” (Page 52)
“While there is some variety in the ways in which later biblical authors appropriated earlier texts, ranging from promise-fulfillment to typology, analogy, and, in rare instances, allegory,29 what all these instances have in common is essentially two elements: (1) the recognition of dual authorship, that is, the fact that behind any human author of Scripture stands the divine author, God himself; and (2) a respect for the original intention of these authors, both divine and human, in the process of interpretation and application.” (Page 58)
“In our quest to understand the Bible, author, text, and reader each have an important part to play.2 Every document has an author, and the resulting text is shaped by his or her intention. It is this authorial intention the interpreter must aim to recover. The text is not ‘just there,’ left to be interpreted any way a given reader chooses. When my wife talks to me, I dare not give her words my own preferred meaning. The rules of proper communication demand that I seek to understand the meaning she intended to convey.” (Page 49)
“Literary analysis commonly distinguishes three external elements: author, narrator, and reader” (Page 191)
- Title: Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology
- Authors: Andreas J. Köstenberger, Richard D. Patterson
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Series: Invitation to Theological Studies Series
- Publisher: Kregel
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 704
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Hermeneutics--Textbooks; Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Textbooks
- ISBNs: 9780825446764, 0825446767
- Resource ID: LLS:NVTTNBBLCLINTERP2ED
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-11T16:25:40Z
Andreas Köstenberger is a leading evangelical author and scholar. He is Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology and the founding Director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Köstenberger is the author of Invitation of Biblical Interpretation and numerous other books.
Richard D. Patterson (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles) is distinguished professor emeritus at Liberty University. He has written well over 100 articles for major publishers and periodicals, including commentaries on Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (Moody) and Joel and Kings (with Hermann Austel) for the second edition of the Expositor’s Bible Commentary Series.
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William Delgado Heidinger
3/10/2023
Please, if it is possible, add the missing book "Invitation to Biblical Hebrew Syntax," by Fuller and Choi. It would be a blessing to have it in Logos.
