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Hermeneutics

With reference to a biblical text of your choosing, critically assess the role of genre in biblical interpretation.

1 November 2017 By Robert Atkin Leave a Comment

Different types of literature can be categorised by their form, style or content. This is known as genre. The meaning of the text is embedded within the genre. The Bible contains literature from a number of genres. After providing a description of genre, I will assess its role in biblical interpretation using a pericope from Mark’s Gospel to demonstrate how genre impacts reading and meaning. I will conclude with describing the effect that genre has on teaching from this text.

Filed Under: Essays, Hermeneutics, New Testament Tagged With: Bible, Genre, Hermeneutics, Progressive Christianity

Evaluate N.T. Wright’s ‘five-act’/kingdom hermeneutical lens and use it to offer a contemporary interpretation of a biblical concept of your own choosing.

18 October 2017 By Robert Atkin Leave a Comment

The question of how to read the Bible today is one of how we view the authority of Scripture. Can the stories in the Bible be applied to our present situation, and if they can how should we interpret them today? N.T. Wright has suggested that the Bible is a drama in five acts – Creation, Fall, Israel, Jesus and the Church. The fifth act is unfinished and it is for the reader to enter into the drama and then to complete the story.

Filed Under: Essays, Hermeneutics Tagged With: Authority, Bible, Drama, God, Hermeneutics, Metanarrative, N. T. Wright, Scripture

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Robert Atkin is a writer, website designer, theology student, father and husband. At present he runs a website design business and is researching for a couple of books. This website is a collection of essays and other writing projects. Read More…

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