Yale University Library Research Guides: New Testament Studies: Theological

Welcome: Putting the New Testament to Work

This subsection highlights introductory materials relevant for applicative exegeses.

An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics by Walter C. Kaiser; Moisés Silva A reboot of Bernard Ramm's Protestant Biblical Hermeneutics.
The Hermeneutics of Doctrine by Anthony C. Thiselton Shows how perspectives that arise from hermeneutics shed fresh light on theological method, reshape horizons of understanding, and reveal the relevance of doctrine for formation and for life.
Theology, Hermeneutics, and Imagination: The Crisis of Interpretation at the End of Modernity by Garrett Green Explores the contemporary crisis of biblical interpretation by examining modern and postmodern forms of the 'hermeneutics of suspicion'.
Theological Interpretation of the New Testament by Kevin J. Vanhoozer; Daniel J. Treier; N. T. Wright Features key articles from the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, providing a history of interpretation and covering major theological ideas for each book of the New Testament.

Biblical Exegesis by John H. Hayes; Carl R. Holladay An introductory textbook with few technical terms, basic guidelines in exegetical methods, and applicable exegetical theory and practice. Includes emerging methods, technology innovations, updated bibliography.

From Canonical Criticism to Ecumenical Exegesis? by Peter-Ben Smit Explores and compares the role of the canon in the work of Brevard S. Childs, James A. Sanders, Peter Stuhlmacher, Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, and the Amsterdam School of exegesis, thus offering a broad overview of approaches and perspectives within the spectrum covered by canonical criticism.
The New Testament as Canon by Brevard S. Childs Sets forth the canonical approach to understanding the New Testament and provides a canonical examination of the entire New Testament corpus.
The New Testament as Canon: A Reader in Canonical Criticism by Robert W. Wall; Eugene E. Lemcio Provides the reader with a critical introduction to the New Testament as the church's canon.