02676cam a2200277 i 4500 1303318 AUA.1 20160323214311.0 780425s1977 ilu 000 0 eng 77011364 0877847339 : DLC DLC DLC BS 600.2 .S69 1977 220.6/3 Sproul, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1939- 39107 Knowing Scripture / R. C. Sproul ; foreword by J. I. Packer. Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter Varsity Press, c1977. 125 p. ; 21 cm. Forward by J.J. Packer -- 1. Why study the Bible -- Two myths -- The clarity of Scripture -- The problem of motivation -- The Biblical basis for Bible study -- The Bible as revelation -- Theory and practice -- The sensuous Christian -- A matter of duty -- 2. Personal Bible study and private interpretation -- Martin Luther and private interpretation -- Objectivity and subjectivity -- The role of the teacher -- 3. Hermeneutics: The science of interpretation -- The analogy of faith -- Interpreting the Bible literally -- Literal interpretation and genre analysis -- The problem of metaphor -- The medieval quadriga -- The grammatico-historical method -- Source criticism -- Authorship and dating -- Grammatical errors -- 4. Practical rules for Biblical interpretation -- Rule 1. Like any other book -- Rule 2. Reading existentially -- Rule 3. The historical and the didactic -- Rule 4. The implicit and the explicit -- Rule 5. The meaning of words -- Rule 6. Parallelism -- Rule 7. Proverb and Law -- Rule 8. The spirit and the letter -- Rule 9. Parables -- Rule 10. Predictive prophecy -- 5. Culture and the Bible -- Cultural conditioning and the Bible -- Cultural conditioning and the reader -- Principle and custom -- Practical guidelines -- 6. Practical tools for Bible study -- Bible translations -- Annotated Bibles -- The King James Bible -- Commentaries -- Concordance, Bible dictionaries and atlases -- Foreign translations -- Bible reading program for beginners -- What about Greek and Hebrew?. Looks at some of the reasons for studying the Bible, and presents practical guidelines for reading and understanding the Scriptures. Bible Study and teaching. 39108 Bible Hermeneutics. 39109 7 cbc orignew 2 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BS 600.2 .S69 1977 10794 10794 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2013-11-22 Donation, Dr. Hans LaRondelle 10.00 AUA013807 2 BS 600.2 .S69 1977 AUA013807 2023-08-30 14:16:10 2023-08-29 10.00 2013-11-22 BOOK