Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures

These audio lectures are a unique learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook’s direct narration of a book’s text, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.

Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures, provides a full seminary-level overview of biblical hermeneutics. Biblical scholars William Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard cover:

• the history of biblical interpretation,
• current discussions about finding meaning in written texts,
• the formation of the biblical canon and the task of translating Scripture,
• guidelines for reading biblical poetry and prose,
• identification of the various genres of the Old and New Testaments,
• and insights for understanding and applying Scripture today.

Useful for formal students wanting additional instruction and for self-learners alike, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures by William Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard provides an excellent, thorough primer on the discipline of biblical hermeneutics.

Session Titles and Runtimes:

1 - The Need for Interpretation (34 min)

2 - History of Biblical Interpretation (30 min)

3 - Literary and Social-Scientific Approaches to Interpretation (39 min)

4 - The Canon and Translations (24 min)

5 - The Interpreter (38 min)

6 - The Goal of Interpretation (34 min)

7 - General Principles for Interpretation: Prose (38 min)

8 - General Principles for Interpretation: Biblical Poetry (27 min)

9 - Genres of the Old Testament (25 min)

10 - Genres of the New Testament (41 min)

11 - Using the Bible Today (39 min)

12 - Application (43 min)