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

Dr. David Starling's Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship makes a distinctive and creative contribution to current debates on how Scripture is to be interpreted, offering readers a fresh approach to the art of biblical interpretation by focusing on the ways Scripture itself forms its readers as wise and faithful interpreters. Starling demonstrates 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.

Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship is an ideal supplement to traditional hermeneutics textbooks for seminarians, as well as a refreshing and though-provoking resource for pastors, Bible teachers, and the all who desire to be shaped by the Word of God.