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

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They begin with the premise that we are all interpreters of Scripture when we read it and, therefore, we need to be responsible readers and interpreters. The guidance the authors present for the reading of the genres is of great value, though they often veer into offering their own interpretation as the one correct interpretation rather than merely equipping the reader to do their own reading and coming to their own understanding. It is of more than passing interest that most of those in today's church who argue that, despite contrary evidence in 1 Corinthians 11:2–3, women should keep silent in church, on the basis of 1 Corinthians 14:34–35, at the same time deny the validity of speaking in tongues and prophecy, the very context in which the "silence" passage occurs. The relevancy of actions taken by the early church fathers to the modern church has often overstepped the bounds of scriptural exposition leading to misinterpretation of Luke's intended purpose. More than three quarters of a million people have turned to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth to inform their reading of the Bible.

This book avoids turbid theological meanderings in favor of providing the reader with basic hermeneutical tools necessary to understanding Scripture. A simple look at the contemporary church, for example, makes it abundantly clear that not all "plain meanings" are equally plain to all. I think one of the things that’s shifted so much of my thinking is that everything— everything—deserves closer examination. Such reading of the Bible is what leads many, many preachers to make the OT stories simply moral examples and not gospel-centered.Fee (PhD, University of Southern California) is professor of New Testament at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. We are also agreed that the preacher or teacher is all too often prone to dig first and look later, and thereby at times to cover up the plain meaning of the text, which often lies on the surface. Depois ele as aplica nos diferentes gêneros literários da Bíblia, apresentando princípios de interpretação diferentes para cada gênero.

The literary and functional aspects of the Psalms are covered in great detail by Fee and Stuart resulting in a comprehensive evaluation and dissection of this genre. Emphasis on the necessity of engaging historical context is again provided by Fee and Stuart as the initial means by which to approach the message of the prophetic books. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Additionally, the necessity to utilize Bible dictionaries and encyclopedias to understand historical context is given some consideration by the authors with additional discourse on biblical commentaries provided in the appendix. Gordon Fee currently serves as the general editor of the New International Commentary series, as well as on the NIV revision committee that produced the TNIV. Authors Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart have provided the evangelical community with a salient and veridical overview of hermeneutical principles that, when applied, are of great import to the study of Scripture. While Fee and Stuart's treatment of Old Testament narrative is not as thorough as that provided in works such as "Introduction to Biblical Interpretation" by Klein, Blomberg and Hubbard, it is nevertheless a commonsensical and worthwhile approach.

The Bible is meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from casual readers to seminary students. Note: The fact is, many Christians--even Christians who can quote verses all day long--do not know how to read the Bible well. It is from this standpoint that Fee and Stuart engage the understanding and application of interpreting Old Testament law. If I had read something like this when I first came to Faith it would have saved me from many wacky interpretations. However, I cannot recommend this book to anyone because their primary and most basic rule of hermeneutics (interpretation) is faulty in the way it is stated.Reading the Bible a lot, and being able to quote a lot of verses, does not eliminate the need for paying close attention to the text--and the context (literary, social/historical, etc. Their chapters on each biblical genre is really helpful, and generally their hermeneutical rules for each genre are accurate (though some do depend on their primary rule, so those need to be modified too). The bulk of the book is an examination of several different genres of biblical literature: epistles (occasional documents where context is critical), Old Testament narratives (God’s story that has relevance to our lives today, not allegories or moralizing lessons), Acts (a specific look at one NT narrative account and its application today), the gospels (four different but complimentary narratives), Parables (simple metaphors that require some unpacking), the law (apodictic and casuistic law as covenant), the prophets, the Psalms, wisdom literature, and Revelation.

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