Grasping God's Word, Fourth Edition : A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays

BIBLE TRANSLATIONS -- THE INTERPRETIVE JOURNEY -- HOW TO READ THE BOOK-SENTENCES -- HOW TO READ THE BOOK-PARAGRAPHS -- HOW TO READ THE BOOK-DISCOURSES -- THE HISTORICAL-CULTURAL CONTEXT -- WHAT DO -- BRING TO THE TEXT? -- THE LITERARY CONTEXT -- WORD STUDIES -- WHO CONTROLS THE MEANING? -- LEVELS OF MEANING -- THE ROLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT -- APPLICATION -- NEW TESTAMENT-LETTERS -- NEW TESTAMENT-GOSPELS -- NEW TESTAMENT-ACTS -- NEW TESTAMENT-REVELATION -- OLD TESTAMENT-NARRATIVE -- OLD TESTAMENT-LAW -- OLD TESTAMENT-POETRY -- OLD TESTAMENT-PROPHETS -- OLD TESTAMENT-WISDOM -- INSPIRATION AND CANON -- WRITING AN EXEGETICAL PAPER -- BUILDING A PERSONAL LIBRARY -- SCRIPTURE INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.

A Proven Approach to Help You Interpret and Understand the Bible Grasping God's Word has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. This book will equip you with a five-step Interpretive Journey that will help you make sense of any passage in the Bible. It will also guide you through all the different genres found in the Bible to help you learn the specifics of how to best approach each one. 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, video lectures, laminated study guide (sold separately)This fourth edition includes revised chapters on word studies and Bible translations, updated illustrations, cultural references, bibliography, and assignments. This book is the ideal resource for anyone looking for a step-by-step guide that will teach them how to accurately and faithfully interpret the Bible.

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