- Pre-critical: forget history and theology, what is God saying to me. This is has been the way many Christians have approached the reading of the text.
- Historical: a product of the enlightenment which pre-critical readers and those in theology camps have to some degree or a large degree ignored.
- Theological: asking questions about the nature of God, Jesus, and how the gospels and epistles might interrelate with their theological concepts.
- Postmodern: not concerned with theology or history, only the personal reading experience. A purely subjective approach to reading Bible.
I think this is a fairly accurate breakdown. I see how the first 3 can interact and guide us into a deeper understanding of the scriptures. I think postmodernism is too relativistic and subjective. I am not sure how it contributes to the discussion. We can get into this in chapter three. I would like to know everyones thoughts on this breakdown by NT or if you think we need to start elsewhere.
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