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Difficult passages in the New Testament : interpreting puzzling texts in the Gospels and Epistles / Robert H. Stein. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House, (c)1990.Description: 392 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801083044
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS2361
  • BS2361.S819.D544 1990
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Contents:
Difficult passages in the gospels -- Parallel passages -- Teachings of Jesus -- Actions of Jesus -- Predictions of Jesus -- Difficult sayings in the Gospels -- Exaggeration in the teachings of Jesus -- Recognizing exaggerated language -- Purposes of exaggerated language -- Difficult passages in the Epistles -- Understanding words -- Understanding grammar -- Considering the contexts: the author's writings -- Considering the context: other biblical books -- Two difficult passages: a comprehensive approach --
Subject: This study constitutes a compilation of the author's previous books treating difficulties in the new Testament: Difficult Passages in the Gospels (1984), Difficult Sayings in the Gospels (1985), and Difficult Passages in the Epistles (1988). The author selects representative verses from the Gospels and Epistles, articulates the proper procedure for interpreting them, and then proposes a resolution of the perplexing passages. Stein promises that the student "will not merely 'solve' specific difficult passages but develop a comprehensive method of interpretation that can be applied to other passages as well."
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Compilation of three previously published works: Difficult passages in the Gospels. 1984. Difficult sayings in the Gospels. 1985. Difficult passages in the Epistles. 1988.

Difficult passages in the gospels -- Parallel passages -- Teachings of Jesus -- Actions of Jesus -- Predictions of Jesus -- Difficult sayings in the Gospels -- Exaggeration in the teachings of Jesus -- Recognizing exaggerated language -- Purposes of exaggerated language -- Difficult passages in the Epistles -- Understanding words -- Understanding grammar -- Considering the contexts: the author's writings -- Considering the context: other biblical books -- Two difficult passages: a comprehensive approach --

This study constitutes a compilation of the author's previous books treating difficulties in the new Testament: Difficult Passages in the Gospels (1984), Difficult Sayings in the Gospels (1985), and Difficult Passages in the Epistles (1988). The author selects representative verses from the Gospels and Epistles, articulates the proper procedure for interpreting them, and then proposes a resolution of the perplexing passages. Stein promises that the student "will not merely 'solve' specific difficult passages but develop a comprehensive method of interpretation that can be applied to other passages as well."

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