How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Fourth Edition

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Fee and Stuart make no illusions that establishing generally accepted guidelines for interpretation is difficult and unlikely. This was recommended by a professor from one of my classes, so I took him up on it and decided to give it a shot.

It was a great help for me, as it will be for you—particularly if you are accustomed to the all-too-common habit of "proof-texting"—i. The importance of addressing these issues cannot be overstated and the authors' treatment of difficulties such as euphemisms, word plays and elements of grammar/syntax abound with relevant examples. This statement ameliorates the perception that hermeneutics is a task solely for the clergy thus providing an impetus for all believers to engage this discipline. Gordon Fee served as the general editor of the New International Commentary series until 2012, and was on the NIV revision committee that produced the TNIV.

Their extensive treatment of the genres of Scripture is beneficial to all believers, regardless of their level of theological acumen. For each of these types (genres), they have two overriding concerns: proper exegesis and proper hermeneutics.

Having read it much sooner would have saved me decades of headache and heartache in sorting through all the twisted theologies currently parading through the modern church today. Changes to the new fourth edition include: updated language, new preface, redesigned and updated diagrams, an updated list of recommended commentaries and resources, and more. Their “basic concern” is helping readers understand the different types of literature they will encounter in the Bible. Still, it is a comprehensive book for most looking for an introduction to the Bible, how it is assembled and how it ought to be read.I would like to state that this is the only book that i have read that treats biblical interpretation. In fact we are convinced that the single most serious problem people have with the Bible is not with a lack of understanding but with the fact that they understand many things too well! I came away awed by how many different genres make up the entirety of the Bible—I'd only been taught a few, and the scope of it had previously eluded me. In clear, simple language, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible—their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today—so you can uncover the inexhaustible wealth of God's Word.