Silhouettes of Scripture: Considering the Contextual Approach with Form-criticism - Hardcover

Schreiner; David B.; Holland; Drew S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1793651043 ISBN 13: 9781793651044

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2023

Synopsis

The contextual approach and form criticism are two well-established methodologies in Biblical Studies, but the natural affinities between the two have historically gone under-appreciated. Yet the substantial reconsideration of classic tenets of form-criticism that has transpired in recent memory has further separated these two like-minded methods. Through a series of case studies that carefully consider certain Old Testament texts contextually, Silhouettes of Scripture: Considering the Contextual Approach with Form-criticism considers important methodological critiques and fuse elements of both methods in order to not only re-focus natural affinities but also more precisely define how contextual studies could proceed. Initiated by a literary trigger, Schreiner and Holland’s method navigates between what has been called parallel-o-mania and parallel-anonia to consider a range of similarities and differences in terms of broad and narrow convergences. The result is a work that not only looks upon well-known parallels with fresh eyes but also seeks to establish new trajectories.

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About the Authors

David B. Schreiner is associate professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean at Wesley Biblical Seminary.

Kristin Comeforo is associate professor and graduate program director in the School of Communication at the University of Hartford.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793651043
• ISBN 13: 9781793651044
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 212