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040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
050	0	0	_aBS 600.2 _b.S69 1977
082	0	0	_a220.6/3
100	1		_aSproul, R. C. _q(Robert Charles), _d1939- _939107
245	1	0	_aKnowing Scripture / _cR. C. Sproul ; foreword by J. I. Packer.
260			_aDowners Grove, Ill. : _bInter Varsity Press, _cc1977.
300			_a125 p. ; _c21 cm.
505			_a Forward by J.J. Packer -- 1. Why study the Bible -- Two myths -- The clarity of Scripture -- The problem of motivation -- The Biblical basis for Bible study -- The Bible as revelation -- Theory and practice -- The sensuous Christian -- A matter of duty -- 2. Personal Bible study and private interpretation -- Martin Luther and private interpretation -- Objectivity and subjectivity -- The role of the teacher -- 3. Hermeneutics: The science of interpretation -- The analogy of faith -- Interpreting the Bible literally -- Literal interpretation and genre analysis -- The problem of metaphor -- The medieval quadriga -- The grammatico-historical method -- Source criticism -- Authorship and dating -- Grammatical errors -- 4. Practical rules for Biblical interpretation -- Rule 1. Like any other book -- Rule 2. Reading existentially -- Rule 3. The historical and the didactic -- Rule 4. The implicit and the explicit -- Rule 5. The meaning of words -- Rule 6. Parallelism -- Rule 7. Proverb and Law -- Rule 8. The spirit and the letter -- Rule 9. Parables -- Rule 10. Predictive prophecy -- 5. Culture and the Bible -- Cultural conditioning and the Bible -- Cultural conditioning and the reader -- Principle and custom -- Practical guidelines -- 6. Practical tools for Bible study -- Bible translations -- Annotated Bibles -- The King James Bible -- Commentaries -- Concordance, Bible dictionaries and atlases -- Foreign translations -- Bible reading program for beginners -- What about Greek and Hebrew?.
520			_aLooks at some of the reasons for studying the Bible, and presents practical guidelines for reading and understanding the Scriptures.
630	0	0	_aBible _xStudy and teaching. _939108
630		0	_aBible _xHermeneutics. _939109
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942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBS 600.2 _i.S69 1977
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