R. G. dela Cruz

Is There an Author in This Text?

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Reader-response criticism and autonomous text theory are challenged! Peter A. Sutcliffe places a serious consideration on the 'being' of the text and not only the language that it uses. For him, an ontological argument to understand the authorial intent is worth pursuing. He develops the concept of the 'being' of composition. Sutcliffe has a keen eye on maintaining the authorial intent of the biblical author as the key to understanding the holy Scriptures.”