About
The Site
The title, “New Testament Interpretation,” is intentionally ambiguous. First, and perhaps most obviously, the phrase designates thoughts about interpreting the New Testament itself. Second, the phrase also includes consideration of how the New Testament interprets the literature that it uses. Of course, this second sense can never fully be separated from the first because interpreting the New Testament entails, at points, understanding how the New Testament interprets the preceding literature that it embraces. Nevertheless, one may still maintain a meaningful distinction of focus between these two senses.
Third, playing with the phrase “New Testament Interpretation” even a bit more, the phrase designates “testament interpretation” that is “new.” Thus, the phrase generally embraces the interpretation of biblical literature and discussions that attempt to advance this literature’s study. Besides notes that address these three categories, the blog also contains some additional, miscellaneous entries that address other, related interests.
The Author
My name is David Stark, and I hold a PhD in Hermeneutics from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Some of my main research interests include hermeneutics (especially in the Second Temple period), reception-historical study of Jewish and Christian scripture, Greek grammar, Pauline studies, and the discourse grammar of biblical literature. Some of my other academic interests include excellence in academic writing, the use of technology in the academy, pedagogical development, and theological interpretation.
For more information, please see my curriculum vitae or my pages at Academia.edu, LinkedIn.com, PhDdata.org, or Twitter.
Books Received
In compliance with Federal Trade Commission guidelines, the following list identifies the books that I have received because of this site:
- David Aune, Apocalypticism, Prophecy, and Magic in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, Westminster Bookstore, May 2011
- Harvey Conn, ed., Inerrancy and Hermeneutic, Westminster Bookstore, May 2011
- Anthony Thiselton, The Hermeneutics of Doctrine, Westminster Bookstore, May 2011
- Kevin Vanhoozer, Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology, Westminster Bookstore, May 2011
- Kurt Aland, Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum, Westminster Bookstore, March 2010
- William Holladay, ed., A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Westminster Bookstore, March 2010
- Warren Trenchard, Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament, Westminster Bookstore, March 2010
- Miles Van Pelt and Gary Pratico, The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew, Westminster Bookstore, March 2010
- Ronald Williams, Williams’ Hebrew Syntax, 3rd ed., Westminster Bookstore, March 2010
