How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth : A Guide To Understanding The Bible

GORDON D. FEE, DOUGLAS STUART

ISBN 10: 0310246040 / ISBN 13: 9780310246046

Published by Zondervan October 2003, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth : A Guide To Understanding The Bible
• Publisher: Zondervan October 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310246040
• ISBN 13: 9780310246046
• Binding: Paper Back
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion

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Synopsis

Understanding the Bible isn't for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It's meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot of misconceptions and help you grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your 21st-century life.

More than half a million people have turned to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth to inform their reading of the Bible. This third edition features substantial revisions that keep pace with current scholarship, resources, and culture. Changes include:

* Updated language
* A new authors' preface
* Several chapters rewritten for better readability
* Updated list of recommended commentaries and resources

Covering everything from translational concerns to different genres of biblical writing, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth is used all around the world. In clear, simple language, it helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible---their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today---so you can uncover the inexhaustible worth that is in God's Word.

About the Authors

Gordon D. Fee (PhD, University of Southern California) is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Douglas Stuart is Professor of Old Testament and Chair of the Division of Biblical Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He holds the B.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Among his earlier writings are Studies in Early Hebrew Meter, Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors, and Favorite Old Testament Passages.