Sheffield school
The Sheffield school is an approach in biblical studies that engages in literary readings of the final form of the biblical text.[1] It is named after the University of Sheffield, where David J. A. Clines and David M. Gunn pioneered the approach. The phrase was coined by Tremper Longman in 1987.[2]
The approach is also associated with the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament.[2][3] The Sheffield school is known for its use of formalism.[3]
References
- ^ David J. A. Clines, Stephen E. Fowl, and Stanley E. Porter, "Preface," in The Bible in Three Dimensions: Essays in Celebration of Forty Years of Biblical Studies in the University of Sheffield, p. 14.
- ^ a b Tremper Longman, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, p. 112.
- ^ a b Michael E. Travers, "Formalism," in Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, p. 231.