Let the reader understand. A guide to interpreting and applying the Bible

Clayton, Charles/McCartney, Dan

ISBN 10: 0801021278 / ISBN 13: 9780801021275

Published by A BridgePoint book 1994, 1994

About this Item

360 p. Paperback. ISBN 9780801021275.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Let the reader understand. A guide to interpreting and applying the Bible
• Publisher: A BridgePoint book 1994
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801021278
• ISBN 13: 9780801021275
• Binding: Soft cover

About this title

Synopsis

For many people, interpreting the Bible is the art of making it say what they want. Even scholars often treat interpretation as a subjective exercise, not the search for true, objective meaning of texts. But hasn't God spoken definitively in Scripture? Shouldn't we be able to arrive at a good and true interpretation?

Convinced that God wants us to understand his Word in all its literary genres, Dan McCartney and Charles Clayton have provided a thorough, readable introduction to biblical interpretation, now updated in this second edition to address post-modern approaches.

About the Author

Dan McCartney (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament Interpretation at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas. He is the author of Why Does it Have to Hurt? and is a contributor to several reference works.

Charles Clayton (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) is a leadership consultant in the UK and has been executive director of organizations in the UK and Middle East.