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Sproul, R. C. 1939-

Knowing Scripture / R. C. Sproul ; foreword by J. I. Packer. - Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter Varsity Press, c1977. - 125 p. ; 21 cm.

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.

ISBN: 0877847339 :

LCCN: 77011364

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible--Study and teaching.
Bible--Hermeneutics.

LC Class. No.: BS 600.2 / .S69 1977

Dewey Class. No.: 220.6/3