TY - BOOK AU - Poythress,Vern S. TI - Reading the word of God in the presence of God: a handbook for biblical interpretation SN - 9781433543241 AV - REF BS 476 .P69 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Wheaton, Illinois PB - Crossway KW - Bible KW - Hermeneutics N1 - 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 ER -