In this text, a distinguished group of scholars introduces and illustrates the array of strategies and methods used in New Testament study today. Standard approaches—text criticism, historical methods, etc.—appear side by side with newer approaches—narrative criticism, Latino-Latina hermeneutics, theological interpretation of the New Testament, and more. First published in 1995, Hearing the New Testament is now revised and updated, including rewritten chapters, new chapters, and new suggestions for further reading.
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“Yet even this ‘parting of the ways’ between Christianity and Judaism was essentially a dispute between divergent interpretations of a common religious heritage.” (Page 66)
“Narrative criticism focuses on stories in biblical literature and attempts to read these stories with insights drawn from the secular field of modern literary criticism. The goal is to determine the effects that the stories are expected to have on their audience.” (Page 240)
“Behind-the-text approaches address the text as a window through which to access and examine the deposit of ‘meaning.” (Page 10)
“Fundamental to any ‘black’ approach to any biblical text are the notions of liberation, resistance, and survival.” (Page 327)
“In-front-of-the-Text approaches take seriously the question, Who is doing the reading?” (Page 13)
Highly recommended for supplementary reading in New Testament classes. Its general accuracy, moderation, freedom from bias, and concision are welcome.
—Religious Studies Review
Beautifully written and edited, deceptively sophisticated, and uncommonly rich in insights into biblical interpretation.
Joel B. Green has been associate dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies since 2008 and professor of New Testament interpretation at Fuller since 2007; prior to that, he served for 10 years at Asbury Theological Seminary as professor of New Testament interpretation, as dean of the School of Theology, and as provost.
Green has written or edited 30 books, including four that have won awards: In Search of the Soul: Four Views of the Mind-Body Problem (with Stuart Palmer), Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology (with Paul J. Achtemeier and Marianne Meye Thompson), The Gospel of Luke, and Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (with Scot McKnight).
