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Reddit mentions of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Fourth Edition
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We could probably do that. Maybe one thread a week, or less often. It's a balance -- to answer the difficult questions but not get so taken over by them that we neglect the other 95% of the Bible. I assume that there are also many good answers to your questions online.
Yes, as others have mentioned we'd have to look at the context and the type of literature, etc. (See "How to read the Bible for all its worth" )
Elements of Exegesis the guy is a moderate evangelical, but the ideas here are pretty good.
How to read the Bible for all its worth by Fee and Stuart Great intro to reading the different genres of scripture. Two evangelical scholars.
Invitation to Biblical Interpretation Written by two heavy hitting scholars, it's a big book with a ton of info on how to interpret all parts of scripture.
Grasping God's Word Probably a good place to start as it is a workbook/textbook rolled into one. You get a lot of great info with tons of exercises.
Genesis is actually the first book of the Torah. (Torah = Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.) The Qur'an wasn't written until the seventh century AD, so it's not going to be a good resource for understanding Genesis within its own historical context.
If you want a general, basic understanding of the old testament, get this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Old-Testament-Historical-Introduction/dp/0195378407
If you want a general, basic understanding of the new testament, get this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Testament-Historical-Introduction/dp/0199757534
If you want a specifically Christian resource on the bible as a whole, get this book: http://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Bible-All-Worth/dp/0310517826
One of the best books I ever read was "How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth" published by Zondervan. It's a great "how to approach studying the Bible" before you get started studying the Bible. It helps you learn how to approach each genre of book, how they should be studied and how to avoid ineffective study. My whole approach to reading any part of the Bible was changed.
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How to Read the Bible for All its Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart is an excellent introduction, right about the length you're looking for. I don't think there are any formal study materials (like a teacher's guide or workbook) to go along with it, but the content is simple and straightforward enough to easily outline a guide for it. I think there may be some unofficial resources out there as well.
I would recommend the book How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, by Gordon Fee. It's an excellent summary of the different kinds of books and genres contained within the bible and how best to read them (since the Bible is a collection of 66 different kinds of books, not one).
I'd always recommend that you read the Bible with others as well. If you don't have a very strong background in Christianity (and sometimes even if you do) then a lot of it may be confusing. Therefore its good to read it and discuss it with other Christians in a study group so you can ask questions and explore what it means.
>I was a Christian for 24 years, so yes I've read the Bible a few times. The more you study the Bible, the more contradictions pop up. The more contradictions that pop up, the more verses that are "taken out of context".
I found that the more i studied the bible, especially with following proper interpretative methods, as outlined here and here there were less and less contradictions,
>How many different versions of the Bible are there?
Really? This is the question that got you stumped?
You realize that the KJV was written 400+ years ago, and English has changed over the
decadescenturies.Some are dynamic equivalences, some are word for word, some are paraphrases.... each serves a purpose. And there is no best or perfect translation.
>How many different denominations that have their own interpretations of specific verses? '
I've got friends in a whole range of denominations; just because we differ on a few doctrines doesn't that mean some of us are not Christians.
>Which one is correct? They can't all be, so how can you tell?
Why assume that one's theological understanding on all things must be perfect or one isn't a Christian?
>They can't all be, so how can you tell?
Really? You studied the Bible for 24 years and you never figured this out? What were you studying?!?!?
Exegesis is looking at Scripture and trying to figure out what it originally meant to its audience. This means studying the historical context surrounding the verse. Someone mentioned Isaiah 53 not being about the Messiah. Why do they believe this? Well if you look at the historical context it makes sense that it's about Israel and/or Isaiah himself. Isaiah was traditionally believed to be martyred by the king of Israel. But later in the New Testament Paul applies a new meaning to the verse and attributes it to Christ. Which is right? Well as a Christian I would say both are important. Hermeneutics is merely taking what you learned through exegesis and applying it to a modern context or what it means to us.
As for learning more about it I could name many different books, but here are the ones I read first:
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Grasping God's Word
Inspiration and Incarnation
I'm not going to delve into your argument/thesis but will suggest you read something like
https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Bible-All-Worth/dp/0310517826
Taking something like that from the Psalms and applying it the way you have is a red flag for me.
Understanding a little more of the context of verse and book is helpful. The Bible is not a long list of 'Commands from God' or trueisms that are universally applicable.
In particular the 1 Corinthians passages are about meat sacrificed to idols. And the passage in Romans is about honoring your brother believer who is still 'weak' in his faith. And at heart it is about honoring the law when it is no longer required.
Understanding how the New and Old covenants work and work together is important in understanding the 'jot and tittle' statement. We Gentiles are not Jews.
This is a good read on the subject
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4826020-what-the-bible-says-about-covenant
Hey, I know this is late, but if you're still watching this post, I have a couple books for you. I have no idea what you mean by "middleweight-heavy," so I'll just list a few I use and teach from. I'm working on my M.Div. at a Southern Baptist Seminary, so you know I'm not a Ph.D. or an expert.
And two I'm not as familiar with, but should be interesting for you:
To be honest, I haven't read Traina, and am not sure what sorts of things you've been getting from DTS, so I hope this is helpful. And if not, maybe it will be for someone clicking here to see what books people recommend.