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Also by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart How to Read the Bible Book by Book Also by Gordon D. Fee and Mark L. Strauss How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth ZONDERVAN How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth Copyright © 1981, 1993, 2003, 2014 by Douglas Stuart and Gordon D. Fee ePub Edition © April 2014: ISBN 978-0-310-51783-2 Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, 3900 Sparks Dr. SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fee, Gordon D. How to read the bible for all its worth/ Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart. — Fourth Edition pages cm. Includes index. ISBN 978 – 0 – 310 – 51782 – 5 (softcover) 1. Bible — Study and teaching. I. Stuart, Douglas K. II. Title BS600.3.F44 2014 220.6'1 — dc23 2013041169 ® ® All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by ® Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. For copyrights of other translations see p. 10. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other — except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design and illustration: JuiceBox Designs Interior design: Matthew Van Zomeren Printed in the United States of America 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DCI 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For our parents Donald and Grace Fee and Streeter and Merle Stuart, from whom we learned our love for the Word Contents Abbreviations Abbreviations of Translations Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. Introduction: The Need to Interpret 2. The Basic Tool: A Good Translation 3. The Epistles: Learning to Think Contextually 4. The Epistles: The Hermeneutical Questions 5. The Old Testament Narratives: Their Proper Use 6. Acts: The Question of Historical Precedent 7. The Gospels: One Story, Many Dimensions 8. The Parables: Do You Get the Point? 9. The Law(s): Covenant Stipulations for Israel 10. The Prophets: Enforcing the Covenant in Israel 11. The Psalms: Israel’s Prayers and Ours 12. Wisdom: Then and Now 13. Revelation: Images of Judgment and Hope Appendix: The Evaluation and Use of Commentaries Scripture Index Names Index Abbreviations OLD TESTAMENT Gen Genesis Song Song of Songs Exod Exodus Isa Isaiah Lev Leviticus Jer Jeremiah Num Numbers Lam Lamentations Deut Deuteronomy Ezek Ezekiel Josh Joshua Dan Daniel Judg Judges Hos Hosea Ruth Ruth Joel Joel 1 – 2 Sam 1 – 2 Samuel Amos Amos 1 – 2 Kgs 1 – 2 Kings Obad Obadiah 1 – 2 Chr 1 – 2 Chronicles Jonah Jonah Ezra Ezra Mic Micah Neh Nehemiah Nah Nahum Esth Esther Hab Habakkuk Job Job Zeph Zephaniah Ps/Pss Psalms Hag Haggai Prov Proverbs Zech Zechariah Eccl Ecclesiastes Mal Malachi NEW TESTAMENT Matt Matthew 1 – 2 Thess 1 – 2 Thessalonians Mark Mark 1 – 2 Tim 1 – 2 Timothy Luke Luke Titus Titus John John Phlm Philemon Acts Acts Heb Hebrews Rom Romans Jas James 1 – 2 Cor 1 – 2 Corinthians 1 – 2 Pet 1 – 2 Peter Gal Galatians 1 – 2 – 3 John 1 – 2 – 3 John Eph Ephesians Jude Jude Phil Philippians Rev Revelation Col Colossians AD anno Domini (in the et al. et alii, and others year of [our] Lord) etc. et cetera, and the rest BC before Christ i.e. id est, that is ca. circa, about, How to 1 How to Read the Bible approximately for All Its Worth cf. confer, compare How to 2 How to Read the Bible ch(s). chapter(s) Book by Book ed. edited by NT New Testament p(p). page(s) OT Old Testament e.g. exempli gratia, for vol(s). volume(s) example v(v). verse(s) Abbreviations of Translations The English Standard Version, 2001 ESV The Good News Bible, 1992 GNB The Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2003 HCSB The Jerusalem Bible, 1966 JB KJV The King James Version (also known as the Authorized Version), 1611 The Living Bible, 1971 LB The New American Bible, 1970 NAB The New American Standard Bible, 1995 NASB The New English Bible, 1961 NEB The New International Version, 2011 NIV The New Jerusalem Bible, 1985 NJB The New King James Version, 1982 NKJV The New Living Translation, 1997 NLT The New Revised Standard Version, 1991 NRSV The Revised English Bible, 1989 REB The Revised Standard Version, 1952 RSV
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