Hermeneutics category: 533 books
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
As Revealed in the Scriptures and in Personal Experience
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2018
Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit Himself. A frequent source of error and fanaticism about the work of the Holy Spirit is the attempt to study and understand His work without first of all coming to know Him as a Person.
It...
DEEP BIBLE STUDY
The Importance and Value of Proper Bible Study [Second Edition]
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2016
Why is personal and family Bible study so important in our life now? How can we apply the Word of God in our lives? How can we use the Bible to help others? How can we effectively use the Scriptures when teaching others? How can we make decisions God’s way? How can Bible principles help us to decide...
by Jonathan Welton
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
In this book about the Bible’s most misunderstood book, Dr. Welton gives the reader profound insight and understanding, yet in his warm casual writing style. If you want to understand the ancient and mysterious book of Revelation, this is the best place to start. In this book you will learn that: Understanding...
Ain't I a Womanist, Too?
Third Wave Womanist Religious Thought
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Third wave womanism is a new movement within religious studies with deep roots in the tradition of womanist religious thought—while also departing from it in key ways.
After a helpful and orienting introduction, this volume gathers essays from established and emerging scholars whose work...
Cross Vision
How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Renowned pastor-theologian Gregory A. Boyd tackles the Bible’s biggest dilemma.
The Old Testament God of wrath and violence versus the New Testament God of love and peace—it’s a difference that has troubled Christians since the first century. Now, with the sensitivity of a pastor and...
Interpreting the Gospel of John
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
This tried and true classroom favorite by respected New Testament scholar Gary Burge has been praised for its usefulness. The expanded second edition has been revised throughout to take account of current scholarship and introduces software tools that have become available since the original edition...
Preaching Romans
Four Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
First-rate scholars and preachers on four interpretive approaches to Paul and Romans
Pauline scholarship is a minefield of differing schools of thought. Those who teach or preach on Paul can quickly get lost in the weeds of the various perspectives. How, then, can pastors today best preach...
by Karoline M. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Karoline Lewis draws together the strengths of two exegetical approaches to the Gospel of John in this volume of the Fortress Biblical Preaching Commentaries series. Lewis takes a broad thematic approach to the Gospel while at the same time giving exegetical and homiletical insights about individual...
by Charles C. Ryrie
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2005
In this concise and compelling handbook, respected evangelical theologian Charles Ryrie writes to Bible students and practicing pastors alike about the importance of communicating the doctrines of Scripture. Clearly, he explains why doctrinal truth from the Bible must be a key part of every preacher's...
by Hayes Press
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
This book explores faith in the Bible - what is it, how do we obtain it, and how do we express it? What should we do if we lack faith or doubt? In addition to providing answer to these questions, the book explores a number of great examples of faith from the Bible.
CHAPTER ONE: PRAYER AND FAITH
CHAPTER...
by Hayes Press
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2016
This book takes a look at one of the most important topics in the Bible and something that God wants all Christians to strive for - holiness. What is holiness? How do we become holy? How do we maintain holiness? What about collective holiness? How are God and Jesus holy?
CHAPTER ONE: GOD, GLORIOUS...
by Thomas R. Schreiner
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Leading Pauline-studies expert Thomas Schreiner provides an updated guide to the exegesis of the New Testament epistles traditionally assigned to Paul. The first edition helped thousands of students dig deeper into studying the New Testament epistles. This new edition is revised throughout to account...
Privilege the Text!
A Theological Hermeneutic for Preaching
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Privilege the Text! spans the conceptual gap between biblical text and life application by providing a rigorous theological hermeneutic for preaching.
Kuruvilla describes the theological entity that is the intermediary between ancient text and modern audience, and defines its crucial function...
The Character of Christian Scripture (Studies in Theological Interpretation)
The Significance of a Two-Testament Bible
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The early church received the Scriptures of Israel as Christian Scriptures and did not change them. The older testament was received as a witness to God, and when a newer testament emerged, the older was not dismissed, harmonized, or edited. Rather, the church moved forward with a two-testament witness.
Christopher...