Grasping God's Word, Fourth Edition
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Description
A Proven Approach to Help You Interpret and Understand the Bible
Grasping God's Word has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. This book will equip you with a five-step Interpretive Journey that will help you make sense of any passage in the Bible. It will also guide you through all the different genres found in the Bible to help you learn the specifics of how to best approach each one.
Filling the gap between approaches that are too simple and others that are too technical, this book starts by equipping readers with general principles of interpretation, then moves on to apply those principles to specific genres and contexts.
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- Hands-on exercises to guide students through the interpretation process
- Emphasis on real-life application
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This fourth edition includes revised chapters on word studies and Bible translations, updated illustrations, cultural references, bibliography, and assignments. This book is the ideal resource for anyone looking for a step-by-step guide that will teach them how to accurately and faithfully interpret the Bible.
About the Authors
J. Scott Duvall (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the coauthor of Grasping God’s Word, Journey into God’s Word, Preaching God’s Word, and God’s Relational Presence, and author of The Heart of Revelation and Revelation in the Teach the Text Commentary series. He teaches and preaches frequently in local churches.
J. Daniel Hays (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies and professor of Old Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the author of From Every People and Nation , The Message of the Prophets , The Temple and the Tabernacle , and A Christian’s Guide to Evidence for the Bible: 101 Proofs from History and Archaeology . He has coauthored or coedited Grasping God’s Word ; Journey into God’s Word ; Preaching God’s Word ; The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary ; Jeremiah and Lamentations ; The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology ; and God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology . He teaches adult Sunday School at his local church in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and also speaks both regionally and internationally.
- Product Details
- Page Count: 592
- Format: Hardcover, Printed Caseside
- ISBN: 9780310109174
- Release: October 13, 2020
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Running Head: GRASPING GOD’S WORD ASSIGNMENT 3-1 Assignment 3-1 Acts 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 1. “But” is a conjunction that connects to the last sentence 2. “You” who is receiving the power 3.
1.Jesus is saying that He is in charge of all heaven and all of the earth. He is in charge of all of us. 2. God tells us to go and spread His Word, and if people accept Him, to accept as three persons in one body. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost. 3.
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today’s world. J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays have chosen an apt title: Grasping God’s Word. The metaphor of grasping is a useful one for thinking through what is involved in biblical interpretation. As you embark on that lifelong journey, as well as the shorter one of studying the present work, it may be useful to keep four
Terms in this set (10) Ideas, individuals, and items that are contrasted with each other. Look for differences. Ideas, individuals, and items that are compared with each other. Look for similarities. Communicate the action of the sentence. Note tense and voice. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like serious reading ...
1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:1-2 ESV) Verbs: Note the action that is taking place in the sentence, is it active, passive, past, present, a command, or a statement, etc...
Grasping God's Word has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. The third edition, revised based on feedback from professors, will continue to serve college-level students and lay learners well in their quest to gain a firm ...
Description. A Proven Approach to Help You Interpret and Understand the Bible. Grasping God's Word has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. This book will equip you with a five-step Interpretive Journey that will help you ...