A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible

A Basic Guide to Interpreting the BibleIn this accessible guide to interpreting the Bible, senior New Testament scholar Robert Stein helps readers identify various biblical genres, understand the meaning of biblical texts, and apply that meaning to contemporary life. This edition has been completely revised throughout to reflect Stein's current thinking and changes to the discipline over the past decade. Students of the Bible will find the book effective in group settings. Praise for the

including topics such as the relationship between prayer

and spiritual gifts

and the desired results divides churches

These ministry models provide insight into the creation and sustenance of vital Christian community

Davis explains the conventional

Baker Academic is proud to offer in English for the very first time the third volume of Herman Bavinck's complete Reformed Dogmatics

Making his case from Scripture

cultivate humility

was bound up with it and stood or fell according to the way one understood it

and an answer key so that students can check their work

and function of deification from its precursors in ancient Greek philosophy to its nuanced use in contemporary theological thought

As these social chasms grow--both inside and outside the church--the role of the preacher becomes paramount