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Quodlibet: Biblical Interpretation - Article by John Odendaal surveys some of the factors involved in interpreting Biblical texts. Includes bibliography.
Various Interpretations of Genesis - This short article describes a few of the more common non-literal interpretations of Genesis.
Allegorical Interpretations of Genesis - A Wikipedia article on the history of allegorical interpretations by Christians and Jews.
Does Genesis One Conflict with Science? - Describes a day-age interpretation of Genesis 1 which is consistent with both the biblical text and current knowledge from science.
Biblical Defense of Long Creation Days - An examination of some of the challenges to the day-age interpretation and a defense of that view.
Biblical Defense of Long Creation Days - A site promoting the view that every concept implied by the day-age interpretation is based upon the Bible.
Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches - Contains articles on various aspects of current biblical criticism. One sample issue available free, other issues provide abstracts only.
The Literal Interpretation of the Genesis One Creation Account - This site has a detailed commentary supporting a literal interpretation of Genesis 1.
Genesis Interpretation - Literal and figurative interpretations of Genesis regarding creation.
A Letter to Louise: A Biblical Affirmation of Homosexuality - Rev. Bruce Lowe assures Louise that her homosexual brother is not going to hell. Extensive references and bibliography plus appendices on biblical interpretation and OT and NT biblical commentary.

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Biblical and Pentecostal College of Puerto Rico - The Biblical and Pentecostal College of Puerto Rico is a private, Christian, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and coeducational university in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico that offers undergraduate and graduate studies in pastoral studies, biblical interpretation, Christian education, and theology. The university is accredited by the Caribbean Evangelical Theological Association (CETA) and The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).
Hans Wilhelm Frei - Hans Wilhelm Frei (1922-1988) is best known for work on biblical hermeneutics, especially on the interpretation of narrative. His 1974 book, The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative (Yale University Press) is an influential history of eighteenth- and nineteenth century biblical hermeneutics in England and Germany; The Identity of Jesus Christ (Fortress Press, 1975) tried to show what kind of theology (specifically Christology) would cohere ...
Allegorical interpretations of Genesis - An allegorical interpretation of Genesis is a symbolic, rather than literal, reading of the biblical book of Genesis. An allegorical interpretation does not necessarily preclude a literal interpretation; interpreters such as Origen of Alexandria and Augustine of Hippo maintained that the Bible is true on multiple levels at the same time.
Pontifical Biblical Commission - The Pontifical Biblical Commission is a committee of Cardinals, aided by consultors, who meet in Rome to ensure the proper interpretation and defense of Sacred Scripture. This function was outlined in the encyclical Providentissimus Deus.
Johannes Kelpius - ... Kelpius (1673-1708), a German Pietist, mystic, musician, and writer, interested in the occult, botany, and astronomy, came to believe with his followers in the "Society of the Woman in the Wilderness" that the end of the world would occur in 1694. This belief, based on an elaborate interpretation of a passage from the biblical Book of Revelation, anticipated the advent of a heavenly kingdom somewhere in the wilderness during that year.