In this Spectrum Multiview volume five experts in biblical hermeneutics gather to state and defend their approach to the discipline. Contributors include:



- Craig Blomberg with the historical-critical/grammatical approach

- Richard Gaffin with the redemptive-historical approach

- Scott Spencer with the literary/postmodern approach

- Robert Wall with the canonical approach

- Merold Westphal with the philosophical/theological approach

Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.



Stanley E. Porter (PhD, University of Sheffield) is president, dean, professor of New Testament, and Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of twenty-eight books on various topics in New Testament and related subjects, including Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory (with Jason C. Robinson), and he has edited over eighty volumes, including Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views (with BethM. Stovell). Porter has also published over three hundred articles, chapters, and related writings.



Beth M. Stovell (PhD, McMaster Divinity College) is professor of Old Testament at Ambrose Seminary of Ambrose University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She also works as Theological Consultant on the national team of Vineyard Canada.



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Preface



Introduction: Trajectories in Biblical Hermeneutics



Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell

PART ONE: FIVE VIEWS OF BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS



1. The Historical-Critical/Grammatical View



Craig L. Blomberg



2. The Literary/Postmodern View



F. Scott Spencer



3. The Philosophical/Theological View



Merold Westphal



4. The Redemptive-Historical View



Richard B. Gaffin Jr.



5. The Canonical View



Robert W.Wall

PART TWO: RESPONSES



6. The Historical-Critical/Grammatical Response



Craig L. Blomberg



7. The Literary/Postmodern Response



F. Scott Spencer



8. The Philosophical/ Theological Response



Merold Westphal



9. The Redemptive-Historical Response



Richard B. Gaffin Jr.



10. The Canonical Response



Robert W. Wall



Interpreting Together: Synthesizing Five Views of Biblical Hermeneutics



Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell



List of Contributors



Name and Subject Index



Scripture Index



"Biblical Hermeneutics is a welcome addition to the often labyrinthine discussion of biblical interpretation. Each essay is clearly and astutely written, and the congenial tone of the contributors is refreshing."



"The dialogue between these five views presents a basic hermeneutical conversation in a very accessible way. . . . Academics, students of biblical studies, and pastors will find this a helpful addition to their libraries."



"This is an undoubtedly interesting volume. The contributors describe their methodologies clearly and largely succeed in making the abstract and theoretical nature of the subject matter accessible."