How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Fourth Edition

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Of particular relevance is the authors' assertion that "one does not have to be an expert to learn to do the basic tasks of exegesis. This statement articulates, perhaps even more than the discussion of the intricacies of narrative, the need for interpreters to properly evaluate historical genre. This commitment and the clear and relevant way in which they demonstrate the principles of exegesis as applied to the different genres of scripture (they identify eight; epistles, Old Testament narratives, acts, gospels [including a separate chapter on parables], law, prophets, wisdom, and revelation) sets the book apart, and makes it the first I would recommend to anyone seeking to understand the bible. Instead, these authors decide to announce that they don't think these passages were written by Paul and were instead added later by a disagreeable translator or scribe. Your Bible, whatever translation you use, which is your beginning point, is in fact the end result of much scholarly work.

Where great commentaries give you fish, this book teaches you how to fish and feed yourself intellectually and spiritually from the Bible. Fee and Stuart substantively examine the historical context of the law, in particular, the comparison of the Law of Moses to that of the Code of Hammurabi and other ancient codes of conduct.Overall, this book was so chock-full of information that I plan on rereading it as soon as I can manage it. Definitely some practical advice for how to study the different genres of writing in the Bible, just a bit outdated. How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth helps readers of all kinds get the most out of their Bible-reading experience. Good thing in this book is its consistency in going through text and context for the main types of Books in the Bible.

Given all this diversity, both inside and outside the church, and all the differences even among scholars, who supposedly know "the rules," it is no wonder that some argue for no interpretation, just reading.Because it is the word of God, they tend to think of it only as a collection of propositions to be believed and imperatives to be obeyed—although invariably there is a great deal of picking and choosing among the propositions and imperatives. We cannot claim not to interpret (“it just means what it says so no interpretation is necessary”) because we are all doing it all the time. However, we invariably bring to the text all that we are, with all of our experiences, culture, and prior understandings of words and ideas. This third edition features substantial revisions that keep pace with current scholarship, resources, and culture.

The aim of good interpretation is simple: to get at the "plain meaning of the text," the author's intended meaning.Unless Scripture explicitly tells us we must do something, what is only narrated or described does not function in a normative (i.

My grounding was too limited when I first started (re)exploring Christianity and the book was too dense for me at that stage.Fee and Stuart accurately identify that the hermeneutical task in reference to parables lies in recapturing the "punch of the parables in our own times and our own settings. Gordon Fee have compiled their expertise and experience to give the open-minded reader an in-depth perspective of the Bible which the general public is oblivious or blinded to by bias or prejudice.