Bible Explorer's Guide: How to Understand and Interpret the BibleSerious study of the Bible can be a daunting task for any Christian. The desire to explore God's Word is the beginning of the process. Bible explorers also need the proper tools and an experienced guide to lead the adventure through the Scriptures. There is no better guide for this exploration than one who has spent his life leading people at every level of training on journeys into the wonders of Scripture. John Phillips provides the proper tools as well as the wise, sensible guidance to help any believer dig into the Scriptures and search out their meaning and significance. In the Bible Explorer's Guide, Dr. Phillips provides the ground rules for handling God's Word--including the "Golden Rule" for studying Scripture; symbols in the Bible's discussion of covenants and dispensations; and interpreting types, parables, and prophecy. It also offers practical "maps" and resources to aid in a discovery study--a survey of Scripture, a harmony of the Gospels, and summaries of Bible history and names. If you are looking for a serious but understandable guide to studying the Bible, look no further. The Bible Explorer's Guide is your handbook. John Phillips served as assistant director of the Moody Correspondence School as well as director of the Emmaus Correspondence School, one of the world's largest Bible correspondence ministries. He also taught in the Moody Evening School and on the Moody Broadcasting radio network. |
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... chapters 38 and 39. It is vital to re- member that all geography in the Bible takes its center from Palestine . When we read of a coming invasion from " the uttermost parts of the north , " we understand at once that this is north , not ...
... chapter 4 . 3. We interpret grammatically . Because of that , some knowledge of the languages in which the Bible was written is desirable . Translations of the Bible can be helpful , but a translation , no matter how careful its ...
... chapters in this handbook are devoted to explain it fur- ther and give additional examples . * In actual fact there is no such thing as " unanimous consent , " since many of the fathers have bitterly denounced what other fathers have ...
... chapter 5 . Another figure of speech found in Scripture is the paradox , a seeming contradiction . When we say , for instance , that we have to be cruel to be kind , we are employing paradox . Because God's wisdom often seems ...
... chapter in the Bible contains that word at least 100 times . The feature can be detected in such famous passages as Gene- sis 22 and Luke 15. Although it pervades the whole Bible , most modern translations eliminate it and in so doing ...
Contents
Interpreting Types | 110 |
Interpreting the Parables | 114 |
Interpreting Prophecy | 117 |
The Laws of Mention | 126 |
The Devotional Rule | 132 |
Numbers in the Bible | 134 |
Names in the Bible | 143 |
Christ the Ultimate Key | 149 |
Bible Symbols | 61 |
The Law of Context | 69 |
The Survey Principle | 73 |
The Importance of Structure | 76 |
The Dispensations | 80 |
The Covenants | 88 |
Things that Differ | 100 |
The Obscurity Rule | 108 |
Helps | 155 |
A Survey of the Bible | 157 |
A Harmony of the Gospels | 175 |
A Summary of Bible History | 187 |
Symbols in the Bible | 200 |
A Summary of Bible Names | 218 |
Helpful Books for Study | 252 |
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Bible Explorer's Guide: How to Understand and Interpret the Bible John Phillips No preview available - 2002 |