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A Test Case in Ascriptive Realism: The Quest of the Historical Daniel and Its Complex Relationship to the Practices of Scriptural Interpretation (2020)
Journal Article
Briggs, R. (2020). A Test Case in Ascriptive Realism: The Quest of the Historical Daniel and Its Complex Relationship to the Practices of Scriptural Interpretation. Journal of Theological Interpretation, 14(1), 41-59. https://doi.org/10.5325/jtheointe.14.1.0041

One productive avenue for locating the best practices for integrating historical and theological exegesis lies along the path of “ascriptive realism,” a shorthand label for a mode of reading informed above all by Hans Frei’s work on Scripture as real... Read More about A Test Case in Ascriptive Realism: The Quest of the Historical Daniel and Its Complex Relationship to the Practices of Scriptural Interpretation.

Who Can Read Wisdom? The Implied Virtues of the Readers of Wisdom’s Narratives (2020)
Journal Article
Briggs, R. S. (2020). Who Can Read Wisdom? The Implied Virtues of the Readers of Wisdom’s Narratives. Expository Times, 131(12), 536-544. https://doi.org/10.1177/0014524620909307

This article contributes to the attempt to reformulate hermeneutical questions about ‘how to read the Bible’ in terms of theological characterisations of the kind of reader best placed to read the Bible well. It is thus situated amidst renewed intere... Read More about Who Can Read Wisdom? The Implied Virtues of the Readers of Wisdom’s Narratives.

The eclipse of Daniel's narrative: The limits of historical knowledge in the theological reading of Daniel (2017)
Journal Article
Briggs, R. S. (2017). The eclipse of Daniel's narrative: The limits of historical knowledge in the theological reading of Daniel. Scottish Journal of Theology, 70(03), 264-277. https://doi.org/10.1017/s003693061700028x

This article uses Hans Frei's famous image of the ‘eclipse’ of biblical narrative to explore the link between situating the book of Daniel historically and grasping its theological point(s). The critical/conservative stand-off over the book of Daniel... Read More about The eclipse of Daniel's narrative: The limits of historical knowledge in the theological reading of Daniel.

The Christian Hermeneutics of Cranmer’s Homilies (2017)
Journal Article
Briggs, R. S. (2017). The Christian Hermeneutics of Cranmer’s Homilies. Journal of Anglican Studies, 15(02), 167-187. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1740355317000109

This article explores some of the hermeneutical resources of the two official books of homilies, authorized to be preached in the BCP communion service. The historical contexts and successive editions of the books are explained, and a focused reading... Read More about The Christian Hermeneutics of Cranmer’s Homilies.

The Theological Function of Repetition in the Old Testament Canon (2006)
Journal Article
Briggs, R. S. (2006). The Theological Function of Repetition in the Old Testament Canon. Horizons in Biblical Theology, 28(2), 95-112. https://doi.org/10.1163/187122006x152726

It is notable feature of the Old Testament that several accounts or passages occur more than once, often in similar but not identical fashion. Such repetitions have o en been a key feature leading to source-critical analyses of Old Testament texts, b... Read More about The Theological Function of Repetition in the Old Testament Canon.

What does Hermeneutics have to do with Biblical Interpretation? (2006)
Journal Article
Briggs, R. S. (2006). What does Hermeneutics have to do with Biblical Interpretation?. The Heythrop Journal, 47(1), 55-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2265.2006.00279.x

In common usage, 'hermeneutics' is a word often used interchangeably with 'interpretation'. This has especially become so in biblical studies, but a review of how the word 'hermeneutics' came to prominence in biblical scholarship suggests that there... Read More about What does Hermeneutics have to do with Biblical Interpretation?.

Words in Action: Speech Act Theory and Biblical Interpretation: Toward a Hermeneutic of Self-involvement (2001)
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Briggs, R. S. (2001). Words in Action: Speech Act Theory and Biblical Interpretation: Toward a Hermeneutic of Self-involvement. T&T Clark

How is the biblical text understood and how does it function in the life of the reader today? Richard Briggs first provides an illuminating introduction to the nature and claims of speech art theory. This seeks to extend our understanding of both spo... Read More about Words in Action: Speech Act Theory and Biblical Interpretation: Toward a Hermeneutic of Self-involvement.