The volume presents Stanley E. Porter's considered thoughts and reflections on key questions of meaning and context, addressing the problems of biblical interpretation and how a close collaboration between hermeneutics and linguistics can help to solve them. The chapters display Porter's work in both fields, examining how hermeneutics functions as a field in modern biblical studies, and how the quest for meaning in biblical texts is underpinned by the study of linguistics. The volume focuses on context for understanding the meanings of biblical texts. Porter suggests that linguists can learn more from the philosophical questions around meaning that hermeneutics apply in their study of biblical texts, and that there is more fruitful work to be done in the field of hermeneutics using insights from linguistics.
By:
Stanley E. Porter (McMaster Divinity College Canada) Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 169mm,
ISBN:9780567709905 ISBN 10: 0567709906 Series:T&T Clark Library of New Testament Greek Pages: 200 Publication Date:22 February 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Abbreviations Introduction: An Orientation to Hermeneutics Part 1: Hermeneutics and the Problems of Interpretation 1: What Constitutes Hermeneutics Today? 2: What Difference Does Hermeneutics Make in Biblical Interpretation? 3: Where Is the Locus of Meaning? Part 2: Linguistics and Solutions to the Problem of Interpretation 4: The Meaning of Meaning 5: The Question of Context 6: A Functional Model of Context Part 3: Conclusion 7: A Single Horizon Hermeneutics Index of Modern Authors Index of Ancient Sources
Stanley E. Porter is President, Dean and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College, Canada.
