Psychological Biblical Criticism (Guides to Biblical Scholarship Old Testament Series)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 180 pages
• Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers September 5, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 080063246X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0800632465
• Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 8 ounces

Product Description
This volume provides an introduction to psychological interpretations of the Hebrew Bible—with the Garden of Eden story as a test case. It approaches the text from Freudian, Jungian, and Developmental psychologies, comparing and contrasting the different methods while taking on the hermeneutical issues. Ricoeur’s work is used to establish criteria for adequate interpretation.

Genesis 3 presents a fruitful text for psychological interpretation given its importance in Western culture. Its themes of sexuality, guilt, consciousness, and alienation are issues of great concern for everyone in our society. Kille’s aim is to locate psychological criticism within the field of biblical studies and to propose a hermeneutical framework for describing and evaluating psychological approaches. The second part is devoted to analysis of different evaluations of Genesis 3 from the three chosen psychological perspectives.

About The Author
D. Andrew Kille has been both a pastor and a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is on the steering committee of the “Person, Culture, and Religion Group” of the American Academy of Religion (AAR), as well as a member of the “Psychology and Biblical Studies Group” of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL).