Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship: How the Bible Shapes Our Interpretive Habits and Practices

Shortlisted for the Australian Christian Book of the Year 2017 award  
  
In this fresh approach to the art of biblical interpretation, David Starling provides inductive case studies in interpretive method and draws out implications for contemporary readers. His guiding principle is to let the hermeneutics of the biblical writers themselves inform our own.

A Fresh Approach to the Art of Biblical Interpretation  
This 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.Read less