Religion and Theology Posted: April 11th, 2014
It should be the following order generally speaking
1. Introduction with Thesis Statement
2. Preunderstanding
3. Textual Transmission
4. History, Culture, and Comparative Methodology
5. Source Criticism (Empirical Models)
6. Form Criticism (Sitz im Leben)
7. Tradition-History Criticism
8. Interpretation (Jewish Bible)
9. Application of Methodology
10. Summary & Conclusion
Bibliography
REQUIRED
1. B. T. Arnold and B. E. Beyer, Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (2d ed.;
Baker, 2008).1
2. Konrad Schmid, The Old Testament: A Literary History (Fortress, 2012).2
3.Gordon Fee, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (Zondervan, 2003).3
4. James L. Kugel, How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now (Freepress,