Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship: How the Bible Shapes Our Interpretive Habits and Practices

This book offers a fresh approach to the art of biblical interpretation, focusing on the ways Scripture itself forms its readers as wise and faithful interpreters. David Starling shows that apprenticing ourselves to the interpretive practices of the biblical writers and engaging closely with texts from all parts of the Bible help us to develop the habits and practices required to be good readers of Scripture. After introducing the principles, Starling works through the canon, providing inductive case studies in interpretive method and drawing out implications for contemporary readers. Offering a fresh contribution to hermeneutical discussions, this book will be an ideal supplement to traditional hermeneutics textbooks for seminarians. It includes a foreword by Peter O'Brien.

• Contents
• Foreword by Peter T. O'Brien
• Introduction
• 1. "Who Meditates on His Law": The Psalter and the Hermeneutics of Delight
• 2. "In Your Mouth and in Your Heart": Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Law
• 3. "This Kindness": Ruth and the Hermeneutics of Virtue
• 4. "To Fulfill the Word of the LORD": 1-2 Chronicles and the Hermeneutics of History
• 5. "More Than for Hidden Treasure": Proverbs, Job, and the Hermeneutics of Wisdom
• 6. "The Word of the LORD Came": Zechariah and the Hermeneutics of Prophecy
• 7. "Everything I Have Commanded You": Matthew and the Hermeneutics of Obedience
• 8. "Fulfilled in Your Hearing": Luke and the Hermeneutics of the Gospel
• 9. "That You May Believe": John and the Hermeneutics of Truth
• 10. "Beyond What Is Written"? 1 Corinthians and the Hermeneutics of Theology
• 11. "Taken Figuratively": Galatians and the Hermeneutics of Allegory
• 12. "Today, If You Hear His Voice": Hebrews and the Hermeneutics of Exhortation
• 13. "She Who Is in Babylon": 1 Peter and the Hermeneutics of Empire
• 14. "Take It and Eat": Revelation and the Hermeneutics of Apocalyptic
• Epilogue: Always Apprentices
• Indexes