Methods for Luke (Methods in Biblical Interpretation)

In Methods for Luke, four leading scholars demonstrate how different interpretive methods provide insight into the Gospel of Luke. Introducing contemporary perspectives on historical criticism, feminist criticism, narrative criticism, and Latino interpretation, they illustrate these approaches to New Testament study by examining either the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16: 19–31 ) or Jesus’ warning regarding the scribes and the story of the women with two small coins (Luke 20: 45–21:4). The use of two “set texts” enables readers to understand how method makes a difference in the reading of the same text.

Joel B. Green is Professor of New Testament Interpretation and Associate Dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author and co-author of 27 books - including The Theology of the Gospel of Luke (Cambridge University Press) - and has published in Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, the Journal for the Study of the New Testament, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly, among other journals.