Full Description
Every time we read the Bible, we're reading in the presence of God. How should this incredible truth shape how we read?
Moving quickly from principle to practice, Vern Poythress helps us rethink how we interpret the Bible by showing us the implications of entering into God's presence as we study. This handbook outlines distinct steps for practicing faithful biblical interpretation by focusing on our fellowship with the God who speaks to us through his Word.
Contents
Part 1: Introductory Principles for Interpretation
Foundations for Interpretation
Principles for Interpreting the Bible
Complementary Starting Points for Interpretation
Part 2: Simple Steps for Interpretation
Three Simple Steps in Interpretation
The Three Steps as Perspectives
Correlation: Comparing Passages
Part 3: Issues with Time
Transmission
Original Contexts
Original Communication
Part 4: Issues with Authorship
Dual Authorship
Difficulties with Authorship
Part 5: Issues with Language
Basic Linguistic Structures
Understanding Linguistic Subsystems
Units in Contrast, Variation, and Distribution
Meaning
Figurative Language
Words and Concepts
Discourse
Genre
Using Commentaries
Part 6: Redemptive-Historical Interpretation
The History of Redemption
Christocentric Interpretation
Typology
Additional Stages Reflecting on Typology
Varieties of Analogies
Varieties of Types
Antitypes
Themes
Part 7: Assessment
Hermeneutics Outline in Detail
Alternate Paths of Interpretation
The Fulfillment Approach
Boundaries for Interpretation
Part 8: Examples
Proverbs 10:1
Psalm 4:8
Amos 1:3
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix A: Redeeming How We Interpret
Appendix B: Secular Views of Meaning
Appendix C: Interpreting Human Texts
Appendix D: Redeemed Analogues to Critical Methods
Appendix E: Philosophical Hermeneutics
