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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Grant Osborne's "The Hermeneutical Spiral:" Outline & Bio-note


          Osborne, Grant. The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1991. http://www.amazon.com/The-Hermeneutical-Spiral-Comprehensive-Interpretation/dp/0830828265/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383079150&sr=8-1&keywords=grant+osborne+hermeneutical+spiral

Introduction


Hermeneutics and Intended Meaning

The Inspiration and Authority of the Scripture

Meaning is Genre-Dependent

The Simplicity and Clarity of Scripture

The Unity and Diversity of Scripture

The Analogy of Scripture

The Progress of Revelation

Expository Preaching

Conclusion

Part 1: General Hermeneutics

1.      Context

1.      The Historical Context

2.      The Logical Context

a.      Studying the Whole: Charting a Book

b.     Studying the Parts: Diagramming the Paragraph

c.      Arcing

3.      Rhetorical or Compositional Pattern

2.     Grammar

1.      Preliminary Task: Establishing the Text

a.      External criteria

b.     Internal criteria

2.      Grammatical Analysis of the Text

a.      The Historical Development

b.     The Verb System

c.      The Noun System

d.     Prepositions, Particles and Clauses

3.      Exegetical Procedures



3.     Semantics

Semantic Fallacies

a.      The Lexical Fallacy

b.     The Root Fallacy

c.      Misuse of Etymology

d.     Misuse of Subsequent Meaning

e.      The One-Meaning Fallacy

f.       Misuse of Parallels

g.      The Disjunctive Fallacy

h.     The Word Fallacy

i.        Ignoring the Context

Basic Semantic Theory

a.      Meaning

b.     Sense and Reference

c.      Structural Linguistics

d.     Context

e.      Deep Structure

f.       Syntax and Semantics

g.      Semantic Range

h.     Connotative Meaning

i.        Paradigmatic Research: Synonymity, Antonymity, and Componential Analysis

j.        Ambiguity and Double Meaning

Conclusion

 

4.     Syntax

Biblical Transformations

Propositional Display of Philemon 4-7

Performative and Emotive Language

Figures of Speech

a.      Figures of Comparison

b.     Figures of Addition or Fullness of Expression

c.      Incomplete Figures of Speech

d.     Figures Involving Contrast or Understatement

e.      Figures Centering upon Association or Relation

f.      Figures Stressing the Personal Dimension

Conclusion

Biblical Examples

Zephaniah 3.14-17

a.      The joyful response of Israel (vv.14-15)

b.     The Message of Hope (vv. 16-17)

Ephesians 3.16-19

a.      Prayer for Power (vv.16-17a)

b.     Prayer for Insight (3.17b-19a)

c.      Prayer for Fullness (3.19b)

Conclusion

Excursus on Transformational Grammar

Excursus on Rhetorical Criticism

 

5.     Historical and Cultural Backgrounds

Areas for research

a.      Geography

b.     Politics

c.      Economics

d.     Military and war

e.      Cultural practices

f.       Religious customs

g.      Summary

Specific Sources for Background Material

a.      Old Testament Allusions

b.     Intertestamental Allusions

c.      Qumran Parallels

d.     Rabbinic Parallels

e.      Hellenistic Parallels

f.       Summary

Sociology as a Tool for Interpreting Scripture

Problems in Sociological Approach

a.      Misuse of the Models

b.     Revisionism

c.      Tendency to Generalize

d.     The Paucity of the Data

e.      Tendency to Debunk the Systems

f.       Reductionism

g.      Theoretical Display

h.      Determinism

i.        Tendency to Disjunctive Theories

Evaluation and Methodology

 

Part 2 Genre Analysis

 

 

6.      Narrative

The Methodology of Narrative Criticism

a.      Implied Author and Narrator

b.     Point of View, Ideology, and Narrative World

c.      Narrative and Story Time

d.     Plot

e.      Characterization

f.       Setting

g.      Implicit Commentary

h.     The Implied Reader

i.        Conclusion

The Weakness of Narrative Criticism

a.      A Dehistoricizing Tendency

b.     Setting Aside the Author

c.      A Denial of Intended or Referential Meaning

d.     Reductionistic and Disjunctive Thinking

e.      The Imposition of Modern Literary Categories upon Ancient Genres

f.       A Preoccupation with Obscure Theories

g.      Ignoring the Understanding of the Early Church

h.     A Rejection of the Sources behind the Books

i.        Conclusion

Methodological Principles for Studying Narrative Texts

a.      Structural Analysis

b.     Stylistic Analysis

c.      Redactional Analysis

d.     Exegetical Analysis

e.      Theological Analysis

f.       Contextualization

g.      Use of a Narrative Form for a Sermon


7. Poetry

The Form of Hebrew Poetry

a.      Metrical Patterns

b.     Parallelism

c.      Poetic Language and Imagery

Types of Poety

a.      War Songs

b.     Love Songs

c.      Lament

d.     Hymns or Praise Songs

e.      Thanksgiving Hymns

f.       Songs of Celebration and Affirmation

g.      Wisdom and Didactic Psalms

Poetry in the New Testament

Theology in the Psalms

Hermeneutical Principles

8. Wisdom

Characteristics of Wisdom

a.      A Practical Orientation

b.     Dependence on God

c.      Indirect Authority

d.     Creation Theology

The Forms of Wisdom Literature

a.      The Proverb

b.     The Saying

c.      The Riddle

d.     The Admonition

e.      The Allegory

f.       Hymns and Prayers

g.      The Dialogue

h.     The Confession

i.        Onomastics

j.        Beatitudes

Wisdom in the New Testament

Hermeneutical Principles

Excursis: The History of Wisdom Teaching

 

9. Prophecy

The Nature of the Prophetic Role

a.      The Call of the Prophet

b.     The Complex Role of the Prophet

c.      The Characteristics of False Prophets

The Nature of the Prophetic Message

a.      Present and Future Interact

b.     The Revelatory State Differed

c.      The Forms of Prophetic Proclamation Vary

Hermeneutical Principles

 

10. Apocalyptic

Formal Features and Characteristics

a.      The Formal Features

b.     Characteristics

The Interpretation of Symbols

Hermeneutical Principles

Excursis: the Origins of Apocalyptic

 

11. Parable

The Meaning and Use of Parables

The Purpose of Parables

The Characteristics of Parables

a.      Earthiness

b.     Conciseness

c.      Major and Minor Points

d.     Repetition

e.      Conclusion at the end

f.       Listener-relatedness

g.      Reversal of Expectation

h.     Kingdom-centered Eschatology

i.        Kingdom Ethics

j.        God and Salvation in Parables

Hermeneutical Principles

Excursis: The History of Interpretation

 

12. Epistle

Letter-Writing in the Ancient World

New Testament Epistles

a.      The Form

b.     Authorship

Hermeneutical Principles

 

Part 3: Applied Hermeneutics

 

 

13. Biblical Theology

Relationship to Other Disciplines

a.      Biblical Theology and Exegesis

b.     Biblical Theology and Historical Theology

c.      Biblical Theology and Systematic Theology

d.     Biblical Theology and Homiletical Theology

Specific Problems Areas

a.      Unity and Diversity

b.     Tradition History

c.      Theology and Canon

d.     The Analogia Fidei and Progressive Revelation

e.      Authority

f.       History and Theology

g.      Language, Text and Meaning

h.     Old Testament and New Testament

Toward a Methodoloy

a.      The Synthetic Method

b.     The Analytic Method

c.      The History of Religions Method

d.     Diachronic and Tradition-Critical Methods

e.      The Christological Method

f.       The Confessional Method

g.      The Multiplex Method

h.     The Problem of a Unifying Centre

Conclusion

 

 

14. Systematic Theology

The Components of Theological Construction

a.      Scripture

b.     Tradition

c.      Community

d.     Experience

e.      Philosophy

Issues in Theological Construction

a.      Inspiration/Revelation

b.     The Question of Metaphor

c.      Theological Models

d.     Tentativeness and Authority of Theological Assertions

e.      Theology as Contextualization

f.       Verification or Validation of Theological Assertions

g.      The Politics of Theological Decision Making

Hermeneutical Principles

 

 

15. Homiletics 1: Contextualization

 

Biblical Examples

Current Issues

Cultural and Supracultural Norms in Scripture

Hermeneutical Model

a.      General Principles

b.     Specific Principles

Method of Contextualization

Conclusion

 

 

16. Homiletics II: The Sermon

 

The Place of the Holy Spirit

A Devotional Experience

From Text to Sermon

Principles for Determining Application

Practical Methods for Applying a Text

a.      Focusing the Claims of the Truth

b.     Suggesting Ways and Means

c.      Persuasion and Motivation

Conclusion

a.      Level I: Meaning/Interpretation

b.     Level II: Interpretation/Relevance

c.      Level III: Contextualization/Application

d.     Level IV: Preparing the Sermon

Excursis on Preparing the Sermon

Excursis on Style
 

Appendix I:  The Problem of Meaning: The Issues

 

The Problem of the Reader and the Text

a.      Author-centered Hermeneutics

b.     The Movement Away from Author-Text: Gadamer

c.      Structuralism

d.     Poststructuralism

e.      Reader-Response Criticism

f.       Deconstruction

g.      Conclusion

Mediating Positions

a.      Paul Ricoeur

b.     David Tracy

c.      Canon-Critical Approaches

d.     Wittgenstein and His Followers

e.      The Return of the Author: Betti, Hirsch, Juhl

Summary

 

 

Appendix 2: The Problem of Meaning: Toward a Solution

 

Meaning and Reference: The Contribution of Analytic Philosophy

The Sociology of Knowledge, Paradigm Structure, and Intentionality

a.      Sociology of Knowledge

b.     Paradigm Change and Paradigm Communities

c.      Intentionality

d.     Probability Theory

Propositional Truth and the Logic of Narrativity

A Field Approach to Hermeneutics

 

 

Notes

Bibliography

Subject Index

Author Index

Index to Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

     


Grant Osborne (b. 1942) is an Arminian Evangelical theologian. He has been professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School since 1977. "Prior to coming to Trinity, Osborne taught at Winnipeg Theological Seminary and the University of Aberdeen. Osborne did undergraduate work at Taylor University and received the Bachelor of Arts in missions and pastoral training from Fort Wayne Bible College, the Master of Arts in New Testament from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and the Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He has also done academic research at the University of Cambridge, England, and the University of Marburg, Germany." [1]

Osborne is editor of the IVP New Testament Commentary series and the Life Application Bible Commentary (Baker). Dr. Osborne was also one of six editors in charge of the New Living Translation (1996). He is currently working on a commentary on Matthew for Zondervan. [2]

Multimedia


·         The Reliability of the Bible, MP3s Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Publications

·         Romans. IVP New Testament Commentary Series (IVP, 2004)

·         Revelation. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Baker, 2002)

·         Three Crucial Questions about the Bible (Baker, 1994)

·         The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation (IVP, 1991; 2006)

·         The Resurrection Narratives (Baker, 1984)

External links


·         Grant Osborne, Trinity faculty page

Online works





·         The Christ of the Hebrews and Other Religions (pdf), JETS


 

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