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Grasping God's Word A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible

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ISBN-10: 0310492572

ISBN-13: 9780310492573

Edition: 3rd 2012

Authors: J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays, Kevin J. Vanhoozer

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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 grasp on the rock of God's word.Old Testament scholar J. Daniel Hays and New Testament expert J. Scott Duvall provide practical, hands-on exercises to guide students through the interpretive process. To emphasize the Bible's redemptive arc and encourage correlation across the canon, the authors have included a call to 'cross into the rest of Scripture'…    
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Book details

List price: $49.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 5/7/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English

J. Scott Duvall (PhD. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the coauthor with George H. Guthrie of Biblical Greek Exegesis: A Graded Approach to Learning Intermediate and Advanced Greek and with Terry G. Carter and J. Daniel Hays of the textbook Preaching God's Word: A Hands on Approach to Preparing, Developing and Delivering the Sermon.

Kevin Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.James K. A. Smith is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Seminars in Christian Scholarship at Calvin College.Bruce Ellis Benson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College.Kevin Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.James K. A. Smith is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Seminars in Christian Scholarship at Calvin College.Bruce Ellis Benson is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College.

Forewords
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
How to Read the Book-Basic Tools
Bible Translations
The Interpretive Journey
How to Read the Book-Sentences
How to Read the Book-Paragraphs
How to Read the Book-Discourses
Contexts-Now and Then
The Historical-Cultural Context
What Do We Bring to the Text?
The Literary Context
Word Studies
Meaning and Application
Who Controls the Meaning?
Levels of Meaning
The Role of the Holy Spirit
Application
The Interpretive Journey-New Testament
New Testament-Letters
New Testament-Gospels
New Testament-Acts
New Testament-Revelation
The Interpretive Journey-Old Testament
Old Testament-Narrative
Old Testament-Law
Old Testament-Poetry
Old Testament-Prophets
Old Testament-Wisdom
Inspiration and Canon
Writing an Exegetical Paper
Building a Personal Library
Scripture Index
Subject Index
Author Index