Psychological Insight into the Bible: Texts and Readings

by Wayne G. Rollins, D. Andrew Kille

In recent years theologians and biblical scholars have begun to delve into the insights that come from the application of psychology to biblical texts. While these methods continue to be useful and popular, there has been nowhere where the foundational texts in the field have been collected. Wayne Rollins and Andrew Kille, who have both published and taught widely in this area, have assembled an excellent guide for those interested in this fascinating topic. Included in this volume are articles from across the landscape, spanning over one hundred years and including such authors as Franz Delitzsch, M. Scott Fletcher, Max Weber, and Walter Wink, as well as many modern scholars.

Genres: Psychology

Paperback

First published June 1, 2007

Reviews

[Stone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some ideas are creative and interesting. However, trying to fit the Bible into the modern psychological theories doesn't work sometimes. Some explanations sound really bizarre. Some articles of the book are written from the view that psychology can explain all religious phenomenon, which is not the case. There are many authors and they take different viewpoints, which make reading the book a bit of confusing since there's no unified theme.

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful primer on psychological reading of the biblical text. It focuses on the utility of psychological readings of the text in order to more fully address the meaning of the text.