How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Fourth Edition

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He controls the use of fourteen ancient languages and is the author of several books, including Studies in Early Hebrew Meter, Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors, and Favorite Old Testament Passages. This statement ameliorates the perception that hermeneutics is a task solely for the clergy thus providing an impetus for all believers to engage this discipline. The ability of Fee and Stuart to provide a terse yet substantive overview of the benefits and methods of interpreting parables is commendable.

We can debate over how to interpret and understand 1 Corinthians, but we can't simply say it wasn't Paul's writing (or a single verse was added by mistake). Apocalyptic literature is satiated with symbolism and approaching such texts should not commence without a "proper degree of humility. Depois ele as aplica nos diferentes gêneros literários da Bíblia, apresentando princípios de interpretação diferentes para cada gênero.Winding along the road to Emmaus, Join two friends on the road as the joy of the first Easter dawns. Just because a particular passage doesn’t seem troublesome doesn’t mean it is as straightforward as I might think it is.

In fact we are convinced that the single most serious problem people have with the Bible is not with a lack of understanding but with the fact that they understand many things too well! They offhandedly reject the King James, the New King James, the ESV, the NLT, and the Klingon Bibles. I highly recommend it to any Bible student - even to use as a reference when you are going through a certain section of the Bible. That is, if the original author knew what we know about Christ, would he have looked at what he wrote and said, "Ah yes, I see it now in the light of Christ.This leads us to note further, that in any case the reader of an English Bible is already involved in interpretation. In clear, simple language, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible—their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today—so you can uncover the inexhaustible wealth of God's Word. It was a great help for me, as it will be for you—particularly if you are accustomed to the all-too-common habit of "proof-texting"—i. Every imaginable heresy or practice, from the Arianism (denying Christ's deity) of the Jehovah's Witnesses, to baptizing for the dead among Mormons, to snake handling among Appalachian sects, claims to be "supported" by a biblical text. All in all, this has been a deeply valuable reference for learning to read the Bible--and to explain to others how they can better understand it themselves and find relevant life application.

We also tend to think that -our understanding- is the same thing as the Holy Spirit's or human author's -intent-. If we are using an English translation, that is itself an interpretation, so our reading of that is an interpretation of an interpretation.But because God chose to speak his word through human words in history , every book in the Bible also has historical particularity ; each document is conditioned by the language, time, and culture in which it was originally written (and in some cases also by the oral history it had before it was written down). I really appreciated the humility and incredible knowledge of the authors as they lay out a systematic and scholarly way to interpret each section of the Bible based on genre and historical context.

It is also written to be at the level of the average layman who wants to understand more for their own study and growth.Given all this diversity, both inside and outside the church, and all the differences even among scholars, who supposedly know "the rules," it is no wonder that some argue for no interpretation, just reading. The fundamental guiding principles they offer are helpful and should absolutely allow people to think more clearly about how the text can be understood and used. I appreciated that How to broke down the various genres, and outlined the necessary factors in how to interpret what they’re saying. To interpret properly the "then and there" of the biblical texts, one must not only know some general rules that apply to all the words of the Bible, but one also needs to learn the special rules that apply to each of these literary forms (genres).