Craig G. Bartholomew
Author of The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story
About the Author
Craig G. Bartholomew holds the H. Evan Runner Chair in Philosophy at Redeemer University College in Ontario.
Series
Works by Craig G. Bartholomew
Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview (2008) — Author — 254 copies, 1 review
Theological Interpretation of the Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Survey (2005) — Editor and Contributor — 246 copies
Out of Egypt: Biblical Theology and Biblical Interpretation (2004) — Editor; Contributor — 183 copies
A Royal Priesthood? The Use of the Bible Ethically and Politically: A Dialogue with Oliver O'Donovan (Scripture… (2002) — Editor; Contributor — 141 copies
Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics: A Comprehensive Framework for Hearing God in Scripture (2015) 115 copies
Hearing the Old Testament: Listening for God's Address (2012) — Editor; Contributor — 93 copies, 2 reviews
Christ and Consumerism: A Critical Analysis of the Spirit of the Age (2000) — Editor; Contributor — 36 copies
The Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar, 25th Anniversary: Retrospect and Prospect (The Scripture Collective Series) (2022) — Editor — 33 copies
Reading Ecclesiastes: Old testament Exegesis and Hermeneutical Theory (Analecta Biblica) (1998) 12 copies
Warranted Biblical Interpretation: Alvin Plantinga's 'Two (or More) Kinds of Scripture Scholarship' 1 copy
Story and Biblical Theology 1 copy
Associated Works
New Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Exploring the Unity & Diversity of Scripture (2000) — Contributor, some editions — 921 copies, 3 reviews
The Trustworthiness of God: Perspectives on the Nature of Scripture (2002) — Contributor, some editions — 157 copies
The Bible in Pastoral Practice: Readings in the Place and Function of Scripture in the Church (Using the Bible in… (2005) — Contributor — 49 copies
Calvin, Barth and Reformed Theology (Paternoster Theological Monographs) (2008) — Contributor — 28 copies
The Gospel and Globalization: Exploring the Religious Roots of a Globalized World (2009) — Contributor — 15 copies
Old Testament Story and Christian Ethics: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study (Paternoster Biblical Monographs) (2004) — Foreword — 12 copies
The Words of the Wise Are Like Goads: Engaging Qoheleth in the 21st Century (2013) — Contributor — 11 copies
Reading the Law: Studies in Honor of Gordon J. Wenham (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) (2007) — Contributor — 9 copies
Venster op die kunste: Christelike perspektiewe = A window on the arts : Christian perspectives (Wetenskaplike bydraes… (1994) — Contributor, some editions — 3 copies
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I generally align with the “postmodern” (a term which has, over the course of 50 years of use, admittedly become diffused in meaning). Because of this, I disagree with the suggestion that “reader-centered” approaches, or biblical interpretative methods which foreground the role of the reader in interpretation, must necessarily be relativistic. That is a kind of scarecrow argument. This being said, I resonate with the attack upon “author-centered,” or modernist/historical-critical/“scientifically-based” interpretation, because it proved generally to be bankrupt from the standpoint of religious belief, creating a wide gulf between religious and scholarly treatment of the Bible. This is ironic because historical criticism, again speaking generally, tried to bridge a wide historical gulf between the production of a text and its interpretation.
But I don’t think it is necessary to reach back, or to pretend to reach back, to “pre-modern” interpretation, or in my term “tradition-centered interpretation.” The toothpaste doesn’t go back in the tube. Rather, this is another aspect of “reader-centered” approaches: the readers, in this case, are theologically-minded Christians (and Jews, maybe).
Overall, this is a difficult read, and it is thoroughly contextualized for a (White) Western audience. This makes it a curious choice for my class of Korean pastors next month, but on the other hand it gives me a little more to talk about.… (more)