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Knowing Scripture / R. C. Sproul ; foreword by J. I. Packer.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter Varsity Press, c1977.Description: 125 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0877847339 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6/3
LOC classification:
  • BS 600.2 .S69 1977
Contents:
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?.
Summary: Looks at some of the reasons for studying the Bible, and presents practical guidelines for reading and understanding the Scriptures.
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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.