Sheffield school

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

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

The approach is also associated with the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament.Tremper Longman, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, p. 112.Michael E. Travers, "Formalism," in Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, p. 231. The Sheffield school is known for its use of formalism.

See also Canonical criticism

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