TY - BOOK AU - Porter, Stanley E., TI - Dictionary of biblical criticism and interpretation SN - 9780415201001 AV - BS 440 .D561 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Bible N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - the personal perspective: addresses the reality of biblical interpretation bu individuals who have helped plot the course of theological development. Includes relevant bibliographies; Examines a wide range of articles on many of the recognized interpreters including Augustine, Luther, and Calvin, up to the modern figures of Martin Hengel and T.W. Manson.Combines the study of biblical interpretation with the examination of theological and philosophical preconception that hav einfluenced it and surveys the history of interpretation from different perspectives. Includes the historical dimension: addresses how interpretation has developed at various periods of time, from early Jewish exegeis to the historical critical method, the conceptual approach: looks at the various schools of thought that have generated biblical interpretation, and compares and contrasts competing conceptual models of interpretation ER -