“I found Primer on Biblical Methods helpful because it presented in a linear form, with simplicity but with accuracy, some of the more important and useful methods for studying the Bible. My students also found it readable and helpful as they were tackling with me the material for my course, “’Reading the New Testament.’ Ms. Carvalho has a clear understanding of the difficulty today’’s college students encounter in reading and appreciating sacred texts. She is aware of the lack of basic preparation at earlier stages of their education, but she offers tools to help students of the Bible to properly read, understand, and enjoy the sacred texts.”

“Primer on Biblical Methods is the work of a master teacher. Corrine Carvalho’’s book is not only thorough, moving all the way from source to postmodern criticism, but blessedly clear. Examples, questions, and exercises ensure that the reader understands each section. This work will be helpful for students approaching the complexity of biblical interpretation for the first time and also for professors who have been searching for ways to explain the intricacies of our task with clarity and simplicity.”

““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.””

“Corrine Carvalho’’s Primer on Biblical Methods is just what I’’ve been seeking, a book that will get students to read their Bible and not read it for them. Primer on Biblical Methods doesn’’t presume too much of students as it provides focused discussion on various methodological viewpoints. I like the questions and exercises the text provides. I can also supplement the Primer with other material without overburdening my students, most of whom are not religion majors.”

“Primer on Biblical Methods is a practical, user-friendly guide to the essential methodologies of contemporary biblical studies. I commend Prof. Carvalho for this elegant overview that does not overwhelm but rather provides students with a solid foundation in the principles of exegesis and biblical interpretation. Instructors will find this introduction to methodologies well written and rich with information. Examples from biblical texts and exercises help students grasp the applications of modern and post-modern methodologies. I recommend Primer on Biblical Methods as an invaluable resource for students of Scripture at any level.”