TY - BOOK AU - Horrell,David G. TI - Social-scientific approaches to New Testament interpretation SN - 0567086585 U1 - 225.67 PY - 1999/// CY - Edinburgh PB - T & T Clark KW - Bible // N.T KW - Social scientific criticism KW - Sociology, Christian KW - Sociology, Biblical KW - 18.7 Hermeneutik N1 - Includes bibliography and index N2 - In the past twenty-five years, New Testament scholars have drawn on the social sciences, especially anthropology and sociology, to develop a variety of new perspectives on early Christianity. David Horrell here gathers together the classic works in this field, including essays by, for example, John Barclay, Philip Esler, Wayne Meeks, Luise Schottroff and Gerd Theissen. For each selection, David Horrell provides a short introduction and suggestions for further reading. He also provides an introduction outlining the development and future prospects of the discipline ER -