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Reading and Understanding the Bible
Ben Witherington III
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Description for Reading and Understanding the Bible
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
With his usual verve and reader-friendly style, Ben Witherington III brings us a fresh and distinctive guide to interpreting the Bible. Reading and Understanding the Bible provides something that no similar textbook does-it works carefully through all the different genres of literature in the Bible and explains how to interpret each within its proper context. Reading and Understanding the Bible deals with the social and literary character of the Bible, teaching students how to read the Bible with eyes open to the differences between the modern world and ancient biblical cultures. It explains how ancient societies worked, how documents were ... Read more
With his usual verve and reader-friendly style, Ben Witherington III brings us a fresh and distinctive guide to interpreting the Bible. Reading and Understanding the Bible provides something that no similar textbook does-it works carefully through all the different genres of literature in the Bible and explains how to interpret each within its proper context. Reading and Understanding the Bible deals with the social and literary character of the Bible, teaching students how to read the Bible with eyes open to the differences between the modern world and ancient biblical cultures. It explains how ancient societies worked, how documents were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199340576
SKU
V9780199340576
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About Ben Witherington III
Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of the New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and also serves on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. One of the world's top evangelical scholars, he has written more than forty books and is also a popular lecturer. Along with many interviews on radio networks across the country, ... Read more
Reviews for Reading and Understanding the Bible
"Reading and Understanding the Bible is an up-to-date introduction to biblical interpretation that takes seriously both the more recent advances and ideas in hermeneutics and the historical and cultural context of the biblical writings themselves."
Jon Mark Robertson, Multnomah Biblical Seminary "Witherington writes from the perspective of a believer who is convinced that God speaks through the Scripture, that the Scripture ... Read more
Jon Mark Robertson, Multnomah Biblical Seminary "Witherington writes from the perspective of a believer who is convinced that God speaks through the Scripture, that the Scripture ... Read more