Scripture as communication : introducing biblical hermeneutics - Brown, Jeannine K., 1961- (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, 2007)
Introduction. Scripture as communicative act -- Terminology and context for hermeneutics -- A communication model of hermeneutics -- Authors, texts, readers : historical movements and reactions -- Some affirmations about meaning from a communication model -- Developing textual meaning: implications, effects, and other ways of going "beyond" -- An invitation to active engagement : the reader and the Bible -- Genre and communication -- The language of the Bible -- The social world of the Bible -- Literary context, intertextuality, and canon -- Conceptualizing contextualization -- Contextualization : understanding scripture incarnationally -- Appendices: A. Exegesis guidelines -- B. Historical criticism -- C. Parallelism in Hebrew poetry -- D. Epistles : following an author's flow of thought -- E. How to go about topical studies..
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-303) and indexes.
Keywords: Bible -- Hermeneutics; Communication -- Religious aspects -- Christianity