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Bibliographies

Book or monograph L. Perrone, "A General Bibliography of the History of Biblical Interpretation, Exegesis, Hermeneutics and Uses of the Bible Nr. 9. [1994/1]," Abhandlungen zur Socialethik 11/1 (1994): 325-90.

General Works

Book or monograph Bray: Biblical Interpretation: Past & Present  Gerald Bray, Biblical Interpretation Past and Present. Downers Grove, Illinois / Leicester: IVP, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0830815651, pp.608.
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The History of New Testament Study," I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.21-59.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Dockery: Biblical Interpretation Then and NowDavid S. Dockery, Biblical Interpretation Then and Now: Contemporary Interpretation in the Light of the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1992. ISBN: 0801030102. pp.248.
Book or monograph Dockery: Christian ScriptureDavid S. Dockery, Christian Scripture: An Evangelical Perspective on Inspiration, Authority and Interpretation. Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0805410406. pp.257.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Frei: The Eclipse of Biblical NarrativeHans Wilhelm Frei, The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nienteenth Century Hermeneutics. New Haven & London: Yale Univesity Press, 1980. ISBN: 9780300161809. pp.365. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book C. Freeman, "The 'Eclipse' of Spiritual Exegesis: Biblical Interpretation from the Reformation to Modernity," Southwestern Journal of Theology 35 (1993): 21-28.
On-line Resource Justin M. Fuhrmann, "Deuteronomy 6-8 and the History of Interpretation: An Exposition on the First Two Commandments," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.1 (March 2010): 37-63.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Michael Graves, Biblical Interpretation in the Early ChurcMichael Graves, Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781506425603. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph A History of Biblical InterpretationAlan J. Hauser & Duane F. Watson, eds. A History of Biblical Interpretation: The Ancient Period. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0802842739. pp.512.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Ian Christopher Levy, Introducing Medieval Biblical InterpretationIan Christopher Levy, Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation. The Senses of Scripture in Premodern Exegesis. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2018. ISBN: 9781493413010. pp.320. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph The Interpretation of the New TestamentStephen Neill & Tom Wright, The Interpretation of the New Testament 1861-1961. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0192830570. pp.474.
Book or monograph John Piper, "Love Your Enemies": Jesus' Love Command in the Synoptic Gospels and in the Early Christian Paraenesis: A History of the Tradition and Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0801071178.
On-line Resource Timothy J. Ralston, "'Back to the Future': Classical Categories of Exegesis, Application and Authority for Preaching and Spiritual Formation," Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 3.2 (2003): 33-51.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Garnett H. Reid, "Minimalism and Biblical History," Bibliotheca Sacra 155: 620 (1998): 394-410.
Book or monograph Magne Sæbø in co-operation with Chris Brekelmans & Menahem Haran, Hebrew Bible / Old Testament: The History of Its Interpretation, 5 Vols., Vol.1, From the Beginnings to the Middle Ages (Until 1300); Part 2: The Middle Ages. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 3525535074. pp.729.
On-line Resource John Sailhamer, "Johann August Ernesti: the role of history in biblical interpretation," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 44.2 (June 2001): 193-206.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Eckhard J. Schnabel, "Fads And Common Sense: Reading Acts in the First Century and Reading Acts Today," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 54.2 (June 2011): 251-278.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Biblical Interpretation in the Early ChurchManlio Simonetti, Anders Bergquist & Markus Bockmuehl (editors), Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church: an Historical Introduction to Patristic Exegesis. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0567095576. pp.168.
On-line Resource J. Paul Tanner, "The History of Interpretation of the Song of Songs," Bibliotheca Sacra 154: 613 (1997): 142-161.
On-line Resource A. Skevington Wood, Luther's Principles of Biblical Interpretation. London: The Tyndale Press, 1946. pp.36.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Book or monograph William Yarchin, History of Biblical Interpretation: A Reader. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, In., 2004. Hbk. ISBN: 1565637208.

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