Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-316) and indexes
Part I. Exegesis and the unity of the scriptures. Reception and appropriation; The mind of scripture -- Part II. The Bible as classic. Cultures and literatures; The advent of scholarship; Bible and culture -- Part III. Language and reference. Reference and cross-reference; The sacrament of language; Allegoria and theoria; The question of method -- Part IV. The Bible and the life of faith. The contexts of interpretation; The life of faith; The theologian as exegete
