Addresses the challenge that historical and cultural relativism poses to the hermeneutical process when applied to the Scriptures. The author analyses both the roots and current state of biblical interpretation, and develops a biblical theology of hermeneutics and culture.

This volume grapples with what the author calls 'the challenge that historical and cultural relativism poses to the hermeneutical process when applied to the authoritative Scripture.' The author addresses this 'challenge' by analyzing both the roots and the current state of biblical hermeneutics and by developing a biblical theology of hermeneutics and culture.