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How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth » (Third)

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Authors: Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart
ISBN-13: 9780310246046, ISBN-10: 0310246040
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Zondervan
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: Third

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Author Biography: Gordon D. Fee

Gordon D. Fee (PhD, University of Southern California) is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. Gordon D. Fee es profesor emerito de Nuevo Testamento en Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, y ha escrito numerosos libros como 'La lectura eficaz de la Biblia, Exegesis del Nuevo Testamento: manual para estudiantes y pastores, La primera epistola a los Corintios, y los publicados por la Coleccion Teologica Contemporanea: 'Comentario de la Epistola a los Filipenses y Comentario de las Epistolas a 1 y 2 Timoteo y Tito.

Douglas Stuart (PhD, Harvard University) is professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Book Synopsis

Biblical interpretation for both beginning and experienced Bible readers. Changes to the new third edition include: updated language, new foreword, improved diagrams, substantial rewriting of several chapters to make them more user-friendly, and updated list of recommended commentaries and resources.

Table of Contents

Preface9
1Introduction: The Need to Interpret13
2The Basic Tool: A Good Translation28
3The Epistles: Learning to Think Contextually45
4The Epistles: The Hermeneutical Questions61
5The Old Testament Narratives: Their Proper Use78
6Acts: The Question of Historical Precedent94
7The Gospels: One Story, Many Dimensions113
8The Parables: Do You Get the Point?135
9The Law(s): Covenant Stipulations for Israel149
10The Prophets: Enforcing the Covenant in Israel165
11The Psalms: Israel's Prayers and Ours187
12Wisdom: Then and Now206
13The Revelation: Images of Judgment and Hope231
Appendix: The Evaluation and Use of Commentaries246
Index of Names255
Scripture Index256

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