C. Biblical Interpretation
... 2. Check and balance of other modern approaches: --Ideological interpretation: Using the Bible to promote certain ideological views. --Post-modernism or deconstructionism: awareness that history relativizes people, places, event, texts, etc. Hence, all interpretations are colored by the interpreter ...
... 2. Check and balance of other modern approaches: --Ideological interpretation: Using the Bible to promote certain ideological views. --Post-modernism or deconstructionism: awareness that history relativizes people, places, event, texts, etc. Hence, all interpretations are colored by the interpreter ...
Biblical criticism
Biblical criticism is the scholarly ""study and investigation of biblical writings that seeks to make discerning judgments about these writings"". Viewing biblical texts as having human rather than supernatural origins, it asks when and where a particular text originated; how, why, by whom, for whom, and in what circumstances it was produced; what influences were at work in its production; what sources were used in its composition; and what message it was intended to convey. It will vary slightly depending on whether the focus is on the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, the letters of New Testament or the Canonical gospels. It also plays an important role in the quest for a Historical Jesus.It also addresses the physical text, including the meaning of the words and the way in which they are used, its preservation, history and integrity. Biblical criticism draws upon a wide range of scholarly disciplines including archaeology, anthropology, folklore, linguistics, Oral Tradition studies, and historical and religious studies.