““I have been looking for something like this book for years. In the past it has been necessary to cobble together a packet of articles so that students would have access to information about various approaches to reading and interpreting the Bible. This book puts all these things into one book that will be read and reread, consulted and cross-referenced. “Carvalho’’s familiarity with questions asked by today’’s students enhances the Primer on Biblical Methods.  .  .  .  .  She incorporates examples from a contemporary perspective in a lively and engaging manner. Students don’’t have to pick up a heavy tome and plow through unnecessary technical terminology. Carvalho turns exotic terminology into interesting stuff! It is a model of engaging erudition.””