Biblical Exegesis, Fourth Edition: A Beginner's Handbook - Softcover

Hayes, John H.; Holladay, Carl R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664266983 ISBN 13: 9780664266981

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2022

Synopsis

This is a beginner's guide to biblical exegesis, providing exegetical methods, practices, and theories. This book provides simple, helpful information and guidance about doing exegesis, without being overly prescriptive; succinctly introduces students to various methods; provides basic bibliographies that take students beyond an introductory discussion; and emphasizes exegesis as an everyday activity based on commonsense principles rather than as an esoteric enterprise.

This revised edition of this perennially best-selling textbook includes discussions of emerging methods of interpretation aimed at a contemporary audience. Several chapters have been updated and improved, and readers will find an incisive new chapter on exegesis with a focus on identity and advocacy. Holladay has also written a new concluding chapter on exegesis as the art of seeing. Bibliographies are updated, and a helpful glossary is included in this new edition.

About this title

About the Authors

John H. Hayes was Franklin N. Parker Professor of Old Testament at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. His books include A History of Ancient Israel and Judah (with J. Maxwell Miller) and Old Testament Theology: Its History and Development(with Frederick Prussner). John Hayes died in 2013.

Carl R. Holladay is Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is the author of Introduction to the New Testament: Reference Edition, and Acts: A Commentary in the New Testament Library series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664266983
• ISBN 13: 9780664266981
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 256