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Scripture Interpretation

Scripture Interpretation is a hermeneutical framework within religious studies that systematically explicates the meaning of sacred texts through historical, linguistic, and theological analysis, distinguishing itself by its focus on the normative role of gender, authority, and tradition in shaping doctrinal and ethical understandings across religious contexts.

341

Publications

13K

Citations

362

Authors

138

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

52

Variants

Scriptural HermeneuticsScriptural Interpretation

Parents

Publications

341

The Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance

Α. Owen Aldridge, Northrop Frye · World Literature Today · 1977 · 599 citations

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Figuring the sacred: religion, narrative, and imagination

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 465 citations

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Beyond the Written Word: Oral Aspects of Scripture in History of Religion

Frank R. Podgorski, William A. Graham · Asian Folklore Studies · 1989 · 394 citations

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But she said: feminist practices of biblical interpretation

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 265 citations

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A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church

Isabel Hofmeyr · Journal of Religion in Africa · 2008 · 250 citations

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Authors

362

  1. LJ
    Leslie J. Francis

    University of Warwick, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 198 citations

    8

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  2. PM
    Pauline Maier

    University of New Mexico, United States

    5 publications · 350 citations

    5

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  3. SF
    Stephen Fowl

    Loyola University Maryland, United States

    3 publications · 57 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JA
    J. A. Emerton

    3 publications · 201 citations

    3

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  5. SH
    Susan H. Jones

    University of Warwick, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 55 citations

    3

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Institutions

138

  1. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    274 citations

  2. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    235 citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    136 citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    80 citations

  5. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    93 citations

  6. Episcopal Divinity School

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    102 citations

  7. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    148 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    82 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 32 publications · 2.3K citations

    21

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  2. Journal of Biblical Literature

    SBL · 19 publications · 690 citations

    14

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  3. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

    15 publications · 251 citations

    11

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  4. Scottish Journal of Theology

    9 publications · 146 citations

    9

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  5. Bulletin for Biblical Research

    BBR · 8 publications · 183 citations

    8

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