Interpreting the Bible: A Handbook of Terms and Methods

In some ways the title of this book does it a disservice. It is likely to be overlooked by anyone not working in the field of religion and/or theology. This would be unfortunate as its usefulness to researchers in many areas is masked by its primarily religious title.

The book aims to bring together terms used by biblical scholars in interpreting the Bible, its history, texts, context and theology. The author acknowledges that it is modelled on a well‐known reference book in the field of literature, A Handbook of Literature, published by Prentice‐Hall. The fact that it follows the...