Reading the Bible

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that hermeneutics, the process performed after the completion of exegesis, is taking the original meaning of the text and finding the relevance for today. The book by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, "How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth", forms a framework for this paper. The author applies this approach extensively to understanding the sections of Narratives, Law, Prophets, Psalms from the Old Testament and of Epistles, Acts, Gospels, Parables from the New Testament.

Table of Contents:
The Need to Interpret
The Basic Tool: A Good Translation
The Epistles: Learning to Think Contextually
The Epistles: The Hermeneutical Questions
The Old Testament Narratives: Their Proper Use
Acts: The Question of Historical Precedent
The Gospels: One Story, Many Dimensions
The Parables: Do You Get the Point?
The Law(s): Covenant Stipulations for Israel
The Prophets: Enforcing the Covenant in Israel
The Psalms: Israel's Prayers and Ours
Wisdom: Then and Now

From the Paper:

"Chapter one starts with a description of the ancient church in Jerusalem and their relationship with the temples and synagogues for teaching and preaching, what their lives were like and how opposed their beliefs were. It ends with the conflict between the Greek believers and Aramaic believers. It then moves to the geographical division and how more tension was created through Stephen and his spreading of the Gospel, and being stoned because of it. Leading up to the conversion of Paul, a Hellenist or non-Jew, being chosen as the one to continue the expansion to the Gentile world. Keep in mind that Paul was a starch Jewish opponent of the Gospel."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, "How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth." 3rd ed. (2003), Zondervan,
• The Old Testament: The Narratives, The Law, The Prophets, The Psalms.
• The New Testament: The Epistles, Acts, Gospels, Parables.

More papers on Reading the Bible:

• Book Review # 96497 : "The Bible, The Ten Commandments and Moses"
• Book Review # 94760 : "How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth"--A Review"
• Analytical Essay # 68289 : "The Bible"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: