Sheffield school

For other uses, see List of schools in Sheffield.

The Sheffield school is an approach in biblical studies that engages in literary readings of the final form of the biblical text.^[1]

The Arts Tower, which housed the University of Sheffield's Biblical Studies department.

History

Tremper Longman coined the term "Sheffield school" in 1987,^[2] referencing the University of Sheffield, where David J. A. Clines (associated with the University of Sheffield from 1964^[3]) and David M. Gunn pioneered the approach.

The approach is also associated with the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament.^[2][4] The Sheffield school is known for its use of formalism.^[4]

See also

• Canonical criticism

References

1. 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.
2. Tremper Longman, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, p. 112.
3. "Professor David J.A Clines". Department of Philosophy. The University of Sheffield. 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020. He was appointed to the Department in 1964, and has spent his whole career here.
4. Michael E. Travers, "Formalism," in Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, p. 231.