Grasping God's Word
Subtitle: A Hands-On approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA  49530
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover, sewn
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9780310228325
Copyright date: 2001
Description: Introductory Hermenuetics text suitable for self-use, or classroom use.  

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'...a wonderfully user-friendly book for serious readers who desire to journey into the world of the Bible in order to better understand it and to live faithfully in today's world.' ---From the foreword by Kevin J. Vanhoozer 'Excellent, practical, and accurate. It leads students from the most fundamental building blocks of interpretation (including skills that most beginning students lack) through all the essential processes.' ---Craig S. Keener, Professor of New Testament, Eastern Seminary Just as a rock climber's handhold enables him to master the mountain, a firm grasp on God's Word empowers us to traverse the challenging, risky slopes of life. Grasping God's Word helps college students, beginning seminary students, and other serious readers get a grip on the solid rock of Scripture---how to read it, how to interpret it, and how to apply it. Filling the gap between approaches that are too simple and others that are too technical, this book starts by equipping readers with general principles of interpretation, then moves on to apply those principles to specific genres and contexts. Features include: * Proven in classrooms across the country * Hands-on exercises to guide students through the interpretation process * Emphasis on real-life application * Supplemented by a website for professors providing extensive teaching materials * Accompanying workbook (sold separately) This second edition includes an appendix on 'Inspiration and Canon,' numerous updates throughout the rest of the book, new exercises, and updated bibliographies. Grasping God's Word progresses through the following five sections: 1. How to Read the Book---Basic Tools 2. Contexts---Now and Then 3. Meaning and Application 4. The Interpretive Journey---New Testament 5. The Interpretive Journey---Old Testament
Table of contents: title: 9
label: Foreword; title: 11
label: Acknowledgements; title: 13
label: Preface; label: Part 1: How to Read the Book -- Basic Tools; title: 19
label: 1. The Interpretative Journey; title: 28
label: 2. How to Read the Book -- Sentences; title: 45
label: 3. How to Read the Book -- Paragraphs; title: 65
label: 4. How to Read the Book -- Discourses; label: Part 2:  Contexts -- Now and Then; title: 85
label: 5. What Do We Bring to the Text?; title: 95
label: 6. The Historical-Cultural Context; title: 115
label: 7. The Literary Context; title: 128
label: 8. Word Studies; title: 150
label: 9. Bible Translations; label: Part 3: Meaning and Application; title: 167
label: 10. Who Controls the Meaning?; title: 175
label: 11. Levels of Meaning; title: 196
label: 12. The Role of the Holy Spirit; title: 203
label: 13.  Application; label: Part 4:  The Interpretive Journey -- New Testament; title: 217
label: 14. New Testament -- Letters; title: 235
label: 15. New Testament -- Gospels; title: 255
label: 16. New Testament -- Acts; title: 271
label: 17. New Testament -- Revelation; label: Part 5:  The Interpretive Journey -- Old Testament; title: 293
label: 18. Old Testament -- Narrative; title: 316
label: 19. Old Testament -- Law; title: 334
label: 20. Old Testament -- Poetry; title: 356
label: 21. Old Testament -- Prophets; title: 376
label: 22. Old Testament -- Wisdom; title: 397
label: Appendix 1:  Writing an Exegetical Paper; title: 401
label: Appendix 2:  Building a Personal Library; title: 423
label: Scripture Index; title: 427
label: Subject Index