Pedagogy of the Bible: An Analysis and Proposal - Softcover

Martin, Dale B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664233066 ISBN 13: 9780664233068

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008

Synopsis

For generations, most seminary teaching of the Bible has focused on the historical-critical method. While this method has been the standard in almost every seminary curriculum, the effects of this approach to Scripture have hardly been examined. From examining the biblical studies courses at ten different seminaries and divinity schools, Dale Martin learned what faculties were doing and what students were hearing. This book presents his discoveries, offering the best-ever inside look at the teaching of the Bible for ministry.

Going beyond mere description, Martin argues for a new emphasis on interpreting Scripture within the context of church history and theology. Such a reading would be more theological, more integrated into the whole theological curriculum, and more theoretical (as it would focus on what's at stake in interpretation); however, Martin surprisingly argues, it would be more practical at the same time.

About this title

About the Author:

Dale B. Martin is Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation and Pedagogy of the Bible: An Analysis and Proposal, both published by WJK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0664233066
• ISBN 13: 9780664233068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144