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

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Douglas Stuart (PhD Harvard) is senior professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Interpretation that aims at, or thrives on, uniqueness can usually be attributed to pride (an attempt to "outclever" the rest of the world), a false understanding of spirituality (wherein the Bible is full of deeply buried truths waiting to be mined by the spiritually sensitive person with special insight), or vested interests (the need to support a theological bias, especially in dealing with texts that seem to go against that bias). In clear, simple language, it 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 worth that is in God's Word.

The first reason one needs to learn how to interpret is that, whether one likes it or not, every reader is at the same time an interpreter. How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth helps readers of all kinds get the most out of their Bible-reading experience. I would like to state that this is the only book that i have read that treats biblical interpretation. How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth helps readers of all kinds get the most out of their Bible-reading experience.Gordon Fee taught at Regent College, which is known for providing a theological education for lay persons. In clear, simple language, it 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 worth that is in God’s Word. Gordon Fee is a noted New Testament scholar, having published several books and articles in his field of specialization, New Testament textual criticism. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth is a concise enchiridion of the dynamic nature of hermeneutics. This still keeps good constraints on interpretation because it does not allow us to make the text mean whatever we want, but it also allows for the OT to be read in light of the NT and to see the mysteries God hid there but now fully revealed in Christ (Col.

Combined with a view of the historical context of ancient Israel, exegesis of the Psalms can provide the reader with an invaluable perspective in dealing with the vacillation of life. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stewart examines the exegetical and hermeneutical issues related to the various genres of biblical literature. Although written by two distinguished biblical scholars, the authors do try to make this accessible to the laity. The continued effort at promoting the NIV in lieu of providing the reader with meaningful commentary on hermeneutical methodology was overreaching and biased contributing little to the topic.Changes include: Updated language for better readability Scripture references now appear only in brackets at the end of a sentence or paragraph, helping you read the Bible as you would read any book---without the numbers A new authors' preface Redesigned and updated diagrams Updated list of recommended commentaries and resources Covering everything from translational concerns to different genres of biblical writing, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth is used all around the world. This fourth edition features revisions that keep pace with current scholarship, resources, and culture. Still, should the reader be told what his or her conclusion ought to be if honest study is the goal?

Instead, interpretation should be done with careful examination of what's actually authoritative (rather than simply an example mentioned), taking into consideration the word meanings at the time of the authors, the historical context, and the literary context. Fee† (PhD, University of Southern California) was professor emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. This was recommended by a professor from one of my classes, so I took him up on it and decided to give it a shot. 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).On a deep study level, I'm impressed with how much its expanded my ability to discern the full historical and literary context of commonly misused/misunderstood passages and verses. Fee and Stuart expend considerable effort, and rightfully so, discussing the epistles, the Old Testament narrative, the book of Acts, the Gospels, the Parables, the Law, the Prophets, the Psalms, Wisdom literature and the book of Revelation. While I did find the author overly dogmatic on some minor questionable points, over-all this was a fantastic course in biblical interpretation.