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Part I - Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2022

Edited by
Ian Boxall  and
Bradley C. Gregory
Ian Boxall
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America, Washington DC
Bradley C. Gregory
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America, Washington DC
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The New Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation , pp. 13 - 150
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Primary sources are readily available and the reader is encouraged to attend to these. However, for the uninitiated they are not easy and below is a list of useful secondary sources.

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Further Reading

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  • Methods
  • Edited by Ian Boxall, Catholic University of America, Washington DC, Bradley C. Gregory, Catholic University of America, Washington DC
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  • Methods
  • Edited by Ian Boxall, Catholic University of America, Washington DC, Bradley C. Gregory, Catholic University of America, Washington DC
  • Book: The New Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation
  • Online publication: 15 October 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108859226.002
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