New Testament History and Literature with Dale B. Martin
Season 1, Episode 22: Interpreting Scripture: Medieval Interpretations
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The principles of interpreting the New Testament in this course assume a historical critical perspective. The historical critical method of interpreting a text privileges the intended meaning of the ancient author, the interpretation of a text's original audience, the original language the text was written in, and the avoidance of anachronism. However, for most of the last two thousand years, this has not been the method of interpretation of the Bible. Pre-modern interpreters, such as Origen and Augustine, felt free to allegorize and use the text as they saw fit. It was only through the Reformation and other events in modern history that the historical critical method became the predominant method of interpretation.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Introduction: Why Study the New Testament?
Episode 2
From Stories to Canon
Episode 3
The Greco-Roman World
Episode 4
Judaism in the First Century
Episode 5
The New Testament as History
Episode 6
The Gospel of Mark
Episode 7
The Gospel of Matthew
Episode 8
The Gospel of Thomas
Episode 9
The Gospel of Luke
Episode 10
The Acts of the Apostles
Episode 11
Johannine Christianity: The Gospel 92,407 views
Episode 12
Johannine Christianity: The Letters
Episode 13
The Historical Jesus
Episode 14
Paul as Missionary
Episode 15
Paul as Pastor
Episode 16
Paul as Jewish Theologian
Episode 17
Paul's Disciples
Episode 18
Arguing with Paul?
Episode 19
The "Household" Paul: The Pastorals
Episode 20
The "Anti-household" Paul: Thecla
Episode 21
Interpreting Scripture: Hebrews
Episode 22
Interpreting Scripture: Medieval Interpretations
Episode 23
Apocalyptic and Resistance
Episode 24
Apocalyptic and Accommodation
Episode 25
Ecclesiastical Institutions: Unity, Martyrs, and Bishops
Episode 26
The "Afterlife" of the New Testament and Postmodern Interpretation