How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth Summary
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
How to Read the Bible for All
Its Worth
A Book Review
Submitted to Dr. Steve Waechter
By
Howard Byrd
October 6, 2010
In their work How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stewart provide a hermeneutical roadmap for the laymen and a valuable interpretive tool for the serious bible student. The authors believe a breakdown of the Holy Scripture by genre and the use of modern translation is the key to a more profitable study of the word of God. By using a set of guiding principles Fee and Stuart engage the reader by putting them in the position of both interpreter and expositor, encouraging the reader to employ the principles of both Hebrew and Greek word studies for proper elucidation. The writers do take in to consideration the difficulties involved in extracting truth from the bible. They acknowledge “…when a person form our culture hears the word cross, centuries of Christian art and symbolism cause most people to think of a Roma cross”(18). This is repeated throughout the text underscoring the need to recognize the gap that will always exist from the modern and ancient cultures in literary expression. The book acknowledges that “the Bible is God’s Word and has eternal …show more content…
They believe the more modern translation such as the NIV give the reader a decisive advantage in studying the text of Bible from translation such as the KJV. The use of one primary text is encouraged, to bring a level of continuity to biblical study. The use of what they consider superior manuscripts in the NIV is discussed but they are clear to note that other translations are not bad. This must be looked upon in light of the limitation of the English language as well. Far less descriptive than Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek, the issue is further compounded by
How to Read the Bible for All
Its Worth
A Book Review
Submitted to Dr. Steve Waechter
By
Howard Byrd
October 6, 2010
In their work How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stewart provide a hermeneutical roadmap for the laymen and a valuable interpretive tool for the serious bible student. The authors believe a breakdown of the Holy Scripture by genre and the use of modern translation is the key to a more profitable study of the word of God. By using a set of guiding principles Fee and Stuart engage the reader by putting them in the position of both interpreter and expositor, encouraging the reader to employ the principles of both Hebrew and Greek word studies for proper elucidation. The writers do take in to consideration the difficulties involved in extracting truth from the bible. They acknowledge “…when a person form our culture hears the word cross, centuries of Christian art and symbolism cause most people to think of a Roma cross”(18). This is repeated throughout the text underscoring the need to recognize the gap that will always exist from the modern and ancient cultures in literary expression. The book acknowledges that “the Bible is God’s Word and has eternal …show more content…
They believe the more modern translation such as the NIV give the reader a decisive advantage in studying the text of Bible from translation such as the KJV. The use of one primary text is encouraged, to bring a level of continuity to biblical study. The use of what they consider superior manuscripts in the NIV is discussed but they are clear to note that other translations are not bad. This must be looked upon in light of the limitation of the English language as well. Far less descriptive than Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek, the issue is further compounded by