Wednesday, May 20, 2020

BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION: Resources

One of the main sources of seeming contradictions is simply faulty interpretation (taking things out of context, etc.). Here are some solid resources for getting better at interpretation.

Articles
*"Reading the Bible in Contextby Dr. Robert M. Bowman, Jr.
*"Interpretation of the Bible" at Theopedia
*Numerous articles on "Biblical Interpretation" are hosted at Bible Research.

Books
*Keener, Craig. The Bible in its Context. A FREE 82-page Word Document on Dr. Keener's website. Scroll down a little to find it. Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian and Portuguese.
*Stott, John R. W. Understanding the BibleAvailable in Audible audiobook, Kindle, paperback and hardcover.
*Barrick, William D. Exegetical Fallacies: Common Mistakes Every Student of the Bible Must Avoid (an 11 page ebook) FREE!
*God-Centered Biblical Interpretation by Vern Sheridan Poythress. FREE here.
*Fee, Gordon D. and Douglas Stuart. How To Read the Bible for All Its Worth.
*Schultz, Richard. Out of Context: How to Avoid Misinterpreting the Bible. Currently only 99 cents on Kindle.
*Sire, James W. Scripture Twisting: 20 Ways the Cults Misread the Bible.
*Carson, D.A. Exegetical Fallacies.
*Virkler, Henry A. and Karelynne Ayayo. Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation.
*Finzel, Hans. Unlocking the Scripturesl. Currently only 99 cents on Kindle.
*Biblical hermeneutics: A Treatise on the Interpretation of the Old and New Testaments by Milton S. Terry. FREE at Internet Archive.


FREE! Online Courses
*Biblical Hermeneutics by Dr. Robert Stein (18 hours)

*Hermeneutics by Dr. David Mathewson
*Lecture: Understanding Bible Translations, Parts 1 & 2 (41 minutes)
*Invitation to Biblical Interpretation with Dr. Andreas Kostenberger
*Advanced Biblical Exegesis28 lectures by Dr. Robert J.Cara and /Dr. Richard P. Belcher of Reformed Theological Seminary



OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
*A large Annotated "Bibliography of Biblical Interpretation" at Bible Research.
*An excellent portal to resources on the web, including FREE books.
*Lots of resources on the Interpretation of Scripture at BiblicalStudies.org.
*"Contradictions in the Bible?: Resources for Study" by Brad Cooper



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