Reading the word of God in the presence of God : a handbook for biblical interpretation /
Poythress, Vern S.
Reading the word of God in the presence of God : a handbook for biblical interpretation / Vern S. Poythress. - Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, c2016. - 463 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: pt.1. Introductory principles for interpretation Foundations for interpretation Principles for interpreting the Bible Complementary starting points for interpretation pt. 2 Simple steps in interpretation Three simple steps in interpretation The three steps as perspectives Correlation: Comparing passages pt. 3 Issues with time Transmission Original contexts Original communication pt. 4 Issues with authorship Dual authorship Difficulties with authorship pt. 5 Issues with language Basic linguistic structures Understanding linguistic subsystems Units in contrast, variation, and distribution Meaning Figurative language Words and concepts Discourse Genre Using commentaries pt. 6 Redemptive-historial interpretation The history of redemption Christocentric interpretation Typology Additional stages reflecting on typology Varieties of analogies Varieties of types Antitypes Themes pt. 5 Assessment7 Hermeneutics outline in detail Alternate paths of interpretation The fulfillment approach Boundaries for interpretation pt. 8 Examples Proverbs 10:1 Psalm 4:8 Amos 1:3 Conclusion Appendices Redeeming how we interpret Secular views of meaning Interpreting human texts Redeemed analogues to critical methods Philosophical hermeneutics
9781433543241
Bible--Hermeneutics
REF BS 476 / .P69 2016
Reading the word of God in the presence of God : a handbook for biblical interpretation / Vern S. Poythress. - Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, c2016. - 463 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: pt.1. Introductory principles for interpretation Foundations for interpretation Principles for interpreting the Bible Complementary starting points for interpretation pt. 2 Simple steps in interpretation Three simple steps in interpretation The three steps as perspectives Correlation: Comparing passages pt. 3 Issues with time Transmission Original contexts Original communication pt. 4 Issues with authorship Dual authorship Difficulties with authorship pt. 5 Issues with language Basic linguistic structures Understanding linguistic subsystems Units in contrast, variation, and distribution Meaning Figurative language Words and concepts Discourse Genre Using commentaries pt. 6 Redemptive-historial interpretation The history of redemption Christocentric interpretation Typology Additional stages reflecting on typology Varieties of analogies Varieties of types Antitypes Themes pt. 5 Assessment7 Hermeneutics outline in detail Alternate paths of interpretation The fulfillment approach Boundaries for interpretation pt. 8 Examples Proverbs 10:1 Psalm 4:8 Amos 1:3 Conclusion Appendices Redeeming how we interpret Secular views of meaning Interpreting human texts Redeemed analogues to critical methods Philosophical hermeneutics
9781433543241
Bible--Hermeneutics
REF BS 476 / .P69 2016