A Survey of Trends and Problems in Biblical Interpretation

Authors

Edgar Krentz, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

5-1-1969

Document Type

Article

Keywords

historical, biblical, method, scripture, literary criticism, hermeneutics, bergmann

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Any man fool enough to accept the assignment described in the title above deserves his fate. He is like the mythological traveler approaching ancient Thebes. To go forward means to meet the Sphinx and her dread riddle; to miss the answer means to be thrown headlong down a precipitous cliff and face destruction. Yet the possibility that one may deprive Oedipus of his glory by answering the riddle leads one to trudge along the dusty path under the hot sun.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

1 Corinthians 2:14-15; 2 Corinthians 4:7; John 14:26; 2 Timothy 3:15; 2 Peter 1:21;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Krentz, Edgar (1969) "A Survey of Trends and Problems in Biblical Interpretation," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 40, Article 25.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol40/iss1/25