A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules
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Book Overview
In this accessible guide to interpreting the Bible, senior New Testament scholar Robert Stein helps readers identify various biblical genres, understand the meaning of biblical texts, and apply that... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801021014
ISBN13:9780801021015
Release Date:February 1997
Publisher:Baker Academic
Length:219 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Age Range:17 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher
Customer Reviews
6 ratings
Nice book
Published by KL , 3 years ago
Really good book with illustrations.
I bought this book to gave away at least 5 times
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book was recommended to my by faculty at a seminary. I have no theological training what so ever and desired to delve deeper into the Bible. This book was not written to explain any Biblical ideas, but rather to give the user an idea of Hermeneutics, or how we interpret the Bible. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to go into more detail than a quick reading. It is great for beginners and all the terms that are used are introduced are defined in the book. There are questions at the end of each chapter which will also help you learn the material. I have bought this book for many people and will continue to do so.
Outstanding!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book will give you a sound foundation for biblical interpretation. It's a gold mine of information. If you can't take a formal class on the subject (and even if you can) this is the book for you.
Very good introduction to sound Biblical interpretation
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Dr. Stein's text is as good a book as he is a professor. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in sound methods to Biblical interpretation. It is easy to read and very easy to understand. A very good book for lay people in the church who are looking for help in interpreting Biblical passages. Very good!!!
Good introduction.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a good introduction to Biblical interpretation for the layman. If you're more serious about biblical interpretation at a higher level I'd suggest first having a firm grasp of the basics presented here. My only gripe would be that it seems geared towards a younger audience. Still deserves 5 stars though.
Excellent - only surpassed by having Stein for class
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Being a student of Dr. Stein, I was amazed at how easy it was to read. There are many hermenutics texts available, but most are written on a higher leven than many are used to. This book was actually written so the lay person could understand it without any problems. This is an excellent text for beginning to learn how to faithfully interpret God's Word.
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