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by Stanley E. Porter (Editor), Zachary K. Dawson (Editor)
This third volume, like its predecessors, adds to the growing body of literature concerned with the history of biblical interpretation. With eighteen essays on nineteen biblical interpreters, volume 3 expands the scope of scholars, both traditional and modern, covered in this now multivolume series. Each chapter provides a biographical sketch of its respective scholar(s), an overview of their major contributions to the field, explanations of their theoretical and methodological approaches to interpretation, and evaluations and applications of their methods. By focusing on the contexts in which these scholars lived and worked, these essays show what defining features qualify these scholars as "pillars" in the history of biblical interpretation. While identifying a scholar as a "pillar" is somewhat subjective, this volume defines a pillar as one who has made a distinctive contribution by using and exemplifying a clear method that has pushed the discipline forward, at least within a given context and time period. This volume is ideal for any class on the history of biblical interpretation and for those who want a greater understanding of how the field of biblical studies has developed and how certain interpreters have played a formative role in that development.
Author Biography
Stanley E. Porter is President, Dean, Professor of New Testament, and holder of the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He has written widely on most topics in New Testament studies, including the history of interpretation. His latest books include Constantine Tischendorf: The Life and Work of a 19th Century Bible Hunter; John, His Gospel, and Jesus; The Book of Romans: A Linguistic and Literary Commentary; The Apostle Paul: His Life, Thought, and Letters; When Paul Met Jesus: How an Idea Got Lost in History; and Active Hermeneutics: Seeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism.
Zachary K. Dawson is an Adjunct Instructor for the Graduate School of Divinity at Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA. He is co-editor of The Epistle of James: Linguistic Exegesis of an Early Christian Letter. He has also published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in edited volumes.
