Methods

Subcategories

Bibliography

• Methodology - a bibliography by Robert Dunston, Cumberland College

Miscellaneous Articles and Essays

• Bible Study—Methods and Means - by John W. Baigent, Christian Brethren Review 31/32 (1982) 83–94
• Biblical Hermeneutics in Theory and Practice - by David J. A. Clines, Christian Brethren Review 31/32 (1982) 65–76
• How Do We Read? - chapter 2 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968)
• Interpreting the Bible - by John Goldingay, Christian Brethren Review 31/32 (1982) 145–148
• Methods in Old Testament Study - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967–1998, Volume 1 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 23–45
• Of Doubt, Gadflies and Minimalists - by Ronald S. Hendel, Bible Review (June 2001)
• Other Methods of Approach - chapter 4 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968); discusses the Deuteronomistic History, cultic studies, oral tradition, form criticism, and archaeological and linguistic studies
• "Poor Bird, Not Knowing Which Way to Fly": Biblical Scholarship's Marginality, Secular Humanism, and The Laudable Occident - by Jacques Berlinerbrau, Biblical Interpretation 10.3 (2002) 267–304; abstract with full text options for subscribers
• Possibilities and Priorities of Biblical Interpretation in an International Perspective - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967–1998, Volume 1 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 46–68
• Some Thoughts on Old Testament Scholarship - by Edward J. Young, Faith and Thought 93.2 (1963) 74–87
• Synchronie et Diachronie: Enjue d'un dichotomie: De la linguistique à l'interprétation de la Bible - by Christophe Rico, Revue Biblique 108 (2001) 228–265; abstract
• Text-Reader-Author. Towards a Theory of Exegesis: Some European Views - by Helmut Untzchneider, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 1 (1996); abstract and full text
• The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church - presented by the Pontifical Biblical Commission to Pope John Paul II on April 23, 1993 (as published in Origins, January 6, 1994); formatted for web display by Felix Just, Loyola Marymount Unviersity
• The Pyramid and the Net: The Postmodern Adventure in Biblical Studies - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967–1998, Volume 1 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 138–57
• The Reader and the Text - by Robert P. Carroll, pp. 3–34 in Text in Context: Essays by Members of the Society for Old Testament Study (ed. A.D.H. Mayes; Oxford: Oxford, 2000)
• Unity and Diversity in the Two Testaments - by Walter L. Liefeld, Christian Brethren Review 31/32 (1982) 123–136
• What Does It Mean? - by F. F. Bruce, Christian Brethren Review 31/32 (1982) 41–52

Reference

• Interpreting the Bible: A Handbook of Terms and Methods (Hendrickson, 2006), chapter 1 - by W. Randolph Tate

Book Reviews

• Aageson, James W., In the Beginning: Critical Concepts for the Study of the Bible - reviewed by R. Christopher Heard, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Adam, A. K. M., ed., Handbook of Postmodern Biblical Interpretation (Chalice, 2000) - reviewed by David L. Barr, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Barton, John. The Nature of Biblical Criticism (Eerdmans, 2007) - reviewed by Walter M. Dunnett, Anglican Theological Review (Winter 2010)
• Brueggemann, Walter, A Pathway of Interpretation: The Old Testament for Pastors and Students (Cascade, 2009) - reviewed by Danny Mathews, Review of Biblical Literature (2009)
• De La Torre, Miguel A., Reading the Bible from the Margins (Orbis, 2002) - reviewed by Mark W. Bartusch, Currents in Theology and Mission (April 2006)
• Clines, David J. A., On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays, 1967–1998 - vol. 1 reviewed by Chris Franke; vols. 1–2 reviewed by Sungho Lee, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Clines, David, Cheryl Exum, and Keith Whitelam, eds., Orientalism, Assyriology and the Bible (Sheffield Phoenix, 2006) - reviewed by Christopher Hays, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Davis, Ellen F. and Richard H. Hays, The Art of Reading Scripture (Eerdmans, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Gordon Matties, Catholic Biblical Quarterly (April 2005)
  • Reviewed by Wilhelm C. Linss, Currents in Theology and Mission (June 2005)
• Hayes, John H., ed., Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation - reviewed by Corrine L. Patton, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Hollaway, Stven W., ed., Orientalism, Assyriology and the Bible (Sheffield Phoenix, 2006)
  • Reviewed by Christopher Hays, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
  • Reviewed by Patricia Dutcher-Walls, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Marguerat, Daniel, ed., La Bible en récits: L'exégese biblique a l'heure du lecteur (Labor et Fides, 2003) - reviewed by Matthias Millard, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• McKim, Donald K., ed. Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters - reviewed by Paul B. Harvey, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Montague, George T., Understanding the Bible: A Basic Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (Paulist, 2007) - reviewed by Gosnell Yorke, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)
• Oden, Robert A., Jr., The Bible Without Theology: The Theological Tradition and Alternatives to It - reviewed by Daniel G. Deffenbaugh, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Rüterswörden, Udo, ed., Martin Noth—aus der Sicht der heutigen Forschung (Neukirchener, 2004) - reviewed by Steven L. McKenzie, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Sandys-Wunsch, John, What Have They Done to the Bible?: A History of Modern Biblical Interpretation (Liturgical Press, 2005)
  • Reviewed by Devorah Schoenfeld, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
  • Reviewed by Jan van der Watt, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Sawyer, John, ed., The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture (Blackwell, 2006) - reviewed by Dan W. Clanton, Jr., Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Seitz, Christopher and Kathryn Greene-McCreight, eds., Theological Exegesis: Essays in Honor of Brevard S. Childs - reviewed by Gary N. Knoppers, Review of Biblical Literature (2001)
• Sparks, Kenton L., God’s Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship (Baker, 2008)
  • Reviewed by Arthur Boulet, Review of Biblical Literature (2009)
  • Reviewed by Jeffrey A. Gibbs, Review of Biblical Literature (2009)
• Walsh, Richard G., Mapping Myths of Biblical Interpretation (Sheffield, 2001) - reviewed by Marion C. Moeser, Review of Biblical Literature (2002)
• Van Seters, John, The Edited Bible: The Curious History of the “Editor” in Biblical Criticism (Eisenbrauns, 2006) - reviewed by Eckart Otto, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)