How to Read the Bible as Literature: . . . and Get More Out of It
10 best books like How to Read the Bible as Literature: . . . and Get More Out of It (Leland Ryken): Is There a Meaning in This Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge, Selected Literary Essays, The Literary Guide to the Bible, An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament, Reading Between the Lines, Primeval Saints: Studies in the Patriarchs of Genesis, Methodical Bible Study, A House for My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament, Basic Bible Interpretation
Is There a Meaning in This Text?: The Bible, the Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge
| Author | Kevin J. Vanhoozer |
| ISBN | 0310211565 |
Is there a meaning in the Bible, or is meaning rather a matter of who is reading or of how one reads? Does Christian doctrine have anything to contribute to debates about interpretation, literary theory, and postmodernity? These are questions of crucial importance for contemporary biblical studies...
| Author | C.S. Lewis |
| ISBN | 0521296803 |
This volume, available in print for the first time since 1980, includes over twenty of C. S. Lewis' most important literary essays, written between 1932 and 1962. The topics discussed range from Chaucer to Kipling, from 'The literary impact of the authorised version' to 'Psycho-analysis and literary...
| Author | Robert Alter |
| ISBN | 0674875311 |
5. The Literary Guide to the Bible edited by Robert Alter & Frank Kermode
published: 1987
format: 672 page Hardcover
acquired: 2012
read: Jan 2012 – Nov 2015, June 2, 2018 - Jan 23, 2019
time reading: ~50 hr ~4.5 min/page
rating: 4
Contributors: J. P. Fokkelman,...
| Author | Bruce K. Waltke |
| ISBN | 0310218977 |
The Old Testament is more than a religious history of the nation of Israel. It is more than a portrait gallery of heroes of the faith. It is even more than a theological and prophetic backdrop to the New Testament. Beyond these, the Old Testament is inspired revelation of the very nature, character, and...
Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament
| Author | William Sanford Lasor |
| ISBN | 0802837883 |
This standard textbook on the background, content, and message of the Old Testament is now thoroughly revised and updated and takes full account of new research in the field of Old Testament studies. This second edition features a new chapter on archaeology and the Old Testament by Robert E. Cooley,...
| Author | Gene Edward Veith Jr. |
| ISBN | 0891075828 |
Here is a guidebook for those who want to learn how to recognize books that are spiritually and aesthetically good–to cultivate good literary taste. Gene Edward Veith presents basic information to help book lovers understand what they read–from the classics to the bestsellers. He explains how...
| Author | James B. Jordan |
| ISBN | 1885767862 |
James Jordan reveals the fascinating weave of lives that bind together the heroes and villains of Genesis. Progressively, these lives image and reverse one another in an ascending narrative of action, a narrative all too commonly broken apart and missed.
These heroes of the city of God - Adam,...
| Author | Robert A. Traina |
| ISBN | 0310246024 |
Inductive study compares related Bible texts in order to let the Bible interpret itself, rather than approaching Scripture with predetermined notions of what it will say. Dr. Traina’s Methodical Bible Study was not intended to be the last word in inductive Bible study; but since its first publication...
| Author | Peter J. Leithart |
| ISBN | 1885767692 |
As always, Peter Leithart has written an excellent book, one that shows you both the "woof" and the "warp" of scripture. It seems often we view scripture in one-dimensional Bible story form, but rarely compare across the entire span of Biblical scripture. Leithart shows how this view can show you amazing...
| Author | Roy B. Zuck |
| ISBN | 0781438772 |
BASIC BIBLE INTERPRETATION
Can the Bible really be understood?
Are Old Testament prophecies relevant for today?
How can I understand the symbolism of the Book of Revelation?
What is the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament?
Why study Bible interpretation?...
THE VOICE OF GOD IS A HEARTBEAT AWAY In Fearfully & Wonderfully Made, Philip Yancey and Dr. Paul Brand revealed how God’s voice is encoded in the very structure of our bodies. In His Image takes up where its predecessor left off, beckoning us once again inward and onward to fresh exploration and...
The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament
| Author | Andreas J. Köstenberger |
| ISBN | 0805443657 |
Although Scripture cannot be reduced to a mere piece of human writing, there is much to gain by paying careful attention to the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of the biblical text. For this reason, The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown is offered to the serious New Testament student...
How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens: A Guide to Christ-Focused Reading of Scripture
| Author | Michael James Williams |
Many Christians today experience Bible teaching in isolated, unconnected pieces, receiving little or no guidance into how these pieces form a coherent picture in Christ. How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens presents Christ as the central focus of each biblical book and the primary way the Bible...
| Author | Nigel Beynon |
| ISBN | 1581349718 |
When it comes to reading and understanding the Bible, a dangerous phrase is used by non-Christians and even some believers: "Well, that's your interpretation." It is true that without some care in your interpretation, you can "make" the Bible say almost anything. Dig Deeper is written out of the conviction...
| Author | Charles R. Swindoll |
| ISBN | 0553273345 |
I started this book at a difficult point in my life. My mother is fighting dementia and losing. My son was having challenges in school, and I felt my dream of being a writer put on the shelf again. I put myself last in order to put a strong face on and take care of everyone else. This book helped me through that...
| Author | J.I. Packer |
| ISBN | 1581348525 |
Growing in Christ explains just that--how to grow in Christ. As this book shows, we mature spiritually by carefully learning and thoughtfully living the essentials of the Christian faith that are too often taken for granted or overlooked in our daily lives.
These essentials--so beautifully...
| Author | Norman L. Geisler |
| ISBN | 0310392810 |
This is another in a series of books sponsored by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. The fourteen leading evangelical scholars who have contributed to this volume come from various denominations and have written on a wide range of topics related to the doctrine of the inerrancy of the...
| Author | Charles W. Colson |
| ISBN | 0310277647 |
How should Christians live their faith in the public arena? Twenty years ago, the first edition of Chuck Colson's Kingdoms in Conflict became a bestseller, a must-read for people interested in politics and the relationship between church and state. Now, with a passion for truth and moved by the urgency...
Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching
| Author | Walter C. Kaiser Jr. |
| ISBN | 0801021979 |
According to Walter Kaiser there is a gap between the study of biblical text and the delivery of messages to God's people. Very few centers of biblical and homiletical training have ever taken the time or effort to show the student how to fill this gap. Kaiser intends to bridge the divide by proposing a...
| Author | Victor P. Hamilton |
| ISBN | 0801027160 |
What a breath of fresh air to read Victor Hamilton's, Handbook on the Pentateuch. He treats these amazing five books of Scripture with profound insight and incredible scholarship. He had to deal with a lot of higher criticism but he always brought it back around to a conservative, and I say true reading...
