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A Fresh Approach to the Art of Biblical InterpretationThis book offers a fresh approach to the art of biblical interpretation, focusing on the ways Scripture itself forms its readers as wise and faithful interpreters. David Starling shows that apprenticing ourselves to the interpretive practices of the biblical writers and engaging closely with texts from all parts of the Bible help us to develop the habits and practices required to be good readers of Scripture. After introducing the principles, Starling works through the canon, providing inductive case studies in interpretive method and drawing out implications for contemporary readers. Offering a fresh contribution to hermeneutical discussions, this book will be an ideal supplement to traditional hermeneutics textbooks for seminarians. It includes a foreword by Peter O'Brien.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	20 septembre 2016
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EAN13	9781493405756
Langue	English
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© 2016 by David Ian Starling
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Endorsements
“Masters are often aware that they remain apprentices. David Starling has the wisdom of a master who knows we all remain apprentices as we seek to read Scripture. Yet he guides us through the scriptures with a delightful sense that we can learn to read with joy these wonderful texts. This is a book not to be missed by those who are charged with discerning God’s word for the Christian people.”
— Stanley Hauerwas , Duke Divinity School
“ Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship contributes usefully to the genre ‘how to read the Bible’ by focusing on the Bible’s method of appropriating and applying its own teaching. It brings home in practical ways some of the more theoretical attention given recently to intertextuality and canonical studies. With commendable balance, the author shows how contemporary discussions of themes such as gospel and empire can help Christians read and apply their Bibles more accurately and faithfully.”
— Douglas J. Moo , Wheaton College
“David Starling’s Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship actually makes biblical hermeneutics enjoyable! Not only does he sample books from all major parts of both testaments in light of key debates on biblical interpretation that fit them well, but he writes with elegant prose and interesting examples that make his work a real page-turner. Not only does he help readers understand what to do, and not do, with each part of Scripture, he also makes you want to go back and read the Bible itself with fresh lenses. This book should have a long and productive life for theological students and interested laypersons, but seasoned pastors and scholars can learn from it as well.”
— Craig L. Blomberg , Denver Seminary
“David Starling’s hermeneutical studies are very helpful examples of theological exegesis and biblical theology intertwined. They are attentive to Scripture itself and to the challenges—both perennial and contemporary—of its reading. Their unifying idea is an important one: Scripture itself provides the church’s most indispensable collection of hermeneutical exemplars.”
— Daniel J. Treier , Wheaton College Graduate School
“ Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship serves up a series of hermeneutical vignettes that reflect the array of Scripture. So the book is a rich menu of observations about the different kinds of material we meet in Scripture. It is a study that will lead you to reflect on how to read Scripture both better and well.”
— Darrell L. Bock , Dallas Theological Seminary
Dedication
For my family, who first taught me to read, and to read the Bible.
Contents
Cover i
Title Page ii
Copyright Page iii
Endorsements iv
Dedication v
Foreword by Peter T. O’Brien ix
Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
Introduction 1
1. “Who Meditates on His Law”:
The Psalter and the Hermeneutics of Delight 23
2. “In Your Mouth and in Your Heart”:
Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Law 35
3. “This Kindness”:
Ruth and the Hermeneutics of Virtue 47
4. “To Fulfill the Word of the L ORD ”:
1–2 Chronicles and the Hermeneutics of History 57
5. “More Than for Hidden Treasure”:
Proverbs, Job, and the Hermeneutics of Wisdom 71
6. “The Word of the L ORD Came”:
Zechariah and the Hermeneutics of Prophecy 81
7. “Everything I Have Commanded You”:
Matthew and the Hermeneutics of Obedience 93
8. “Fulfilled in Your Hearing”:
Luke and the Hermeneutics of the Gospel 105
9. “That You May Believe”:
John and the Hermeneutics of Truth 119
10. “Beyond What Is Written”?
1 Corinthians and the Hermeneutics of Theology 129
11. “Taken Figuratively”:
Galatians and the Hermeneutics of Allegory 147
12. “Today, If You Hear His Voice”:
Hebrews and the Hermeneutics of Exhortation 163
13. “She Who Is in Babylon”:
1 Peter and the Hermeneutics of Empire 175
14. “Take It and Eat”:
Revelation and the Hermeneutics of Apocalyptic 193
Epilogue: Always Apprentices 205
Bibliography 207
Index of Subjects 223
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature 232
Back Cover 241
Foreword
Dr. David Starling’s fine book on evangelical hermeneutics makes a distinctive and creative contribution to current debates about how to interpret Scripture. While recognizing that Holy Scripture is a weighty, complex and multilayered unity, Dr. Starling presents a series of fourteen case studies in “inner-biblical hermeneutics” from a range of books in both the Old and New Testaments. His aim is to provide an introduction for learning the art of scriptural interpretation from the biblical writers themselves.
Instead of attempting to integrate the contents of Scripture overall or unlock all its mysteries, he focuses on one aspect of the interpretive work done by each of these biblical authors and relates it to a theological or ethical issue that has been confronted by Christians from previous centuries up to the present. This gaining of “hermeneutical wisdom” means receiving the biblical writings as Holy Scripture and knowing how to appropriate their words within our own situation.
Dr. Starling’s presentation takes into account the literary, historical, and theological contexts the biblical authors address. His work is based on thorough exegesis within a salvation-historical and biblical theological framework. At the same time his chapters judiciously address the wider interpretive questions that systematicians rightly ask of the text. The answers that emerge are refreshing and challenging, whether one is learning the hermeneutics of delight from the Psalter, studying Job and the limits of wisdom, knowing Jesus as the truth from John’s Gospel, interpreting allegory in relation to Paul’s letter to the Galatians, or seeking to grasp the significance of empire that is integral to 1 Peter.
This important book wrestles with a wide range of interpretive issues that students of exegesis, biblical theology, and systematics have often raised. Its author is well qualified to address these interlocking, though often regarded as unconnected, fields. All can profit immensely from the “inner-biblical hermeneutics” that emerge from Dr. Starling’s insightful research. Strongly recommended.
Peter T. O’Brien, Emeritus Faculty Member, formerly Senior Research Fellow in New Testament, Moore College, Sydney, Australia
Preface
This book could not have been written without the generous help and encouragement of many. Much of its content was written during a period of study leave that I was granted in the first half of 2013, which I spent at Tyndale House in Cambridge. I am most grateful to the friends and fellow researchers with whom I worked while I was there; to the trustees of the Morling Foundation, whose generosity made that visit possible; to my colleagues at Morling College who covered for me during the six months of my absence; and to my wife, Nicole, and our four children, who accompanied and supported me through all the upheavals of that delightful adventure. Other portions of this book had their genesis as papers presented at various meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, the Tyndale Fellowship, and the Trinity Symposium in Perth; my thanks are due to the University of Divinity, the Australian College of Theology, and the Morling Foundation for the part they played in enabling my participation in those conferences.
Earlier versions of chapters 3, 10, 11, and 13 of this book were previously published in the following places:
“Full and Empty Readers: Ruth and the Hermeneutics of Virtue.” BibInt 24 (2016): 17–26.
“‘Nothing beyond What Is Written’? First Corinthians and the Hermeneutics of Early Christian Theologia .” JTI 8 (2014): 45–62.
“Justifying Allegory: Scripture, Rhetoric and Reason in Gal. 4:21–5:1.” JTI 9 (2015): 69–87.
“‘She Who Is in Babylon’: 1 Peter and the Hermeneutics of Empire.” In Reactions to Empire: Sacred Texts in Their Socio-Political Contexts , edited by John Anthony Dunne and Dan Batovici, 111–28. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2014.
They are included in this volume with substantial revisions and with the kind permission of the original publishers.
No work of scholarship is ever an entirely solo enterprise. In my case, I am deeply indebted to the friends and colleagues at Morling College (particularly Andrew Sloane, Anthony Petterson, Edwina Murphy, and Tim MacBride) who read portions of this book and offered feedback and encouragement along the