{"product_id":"grasping-gods-word-fourth-edition-a-hands-on-approach-to-reading-interpreting-and-applying-the-bible","title":"Grasping God's Word, Fourth Edition: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'Excellent, practical, and accurate, it leads students from the most fundamental building blocks of interpretation . . . through all the essential processes.'-- \n\u003cb\u003e CRAIG S. KEENER, Asbury Theological Seminary \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'A wonderfully user-friendly book for serious readers who desire to journey into the world of the Bible.'-- \n\u003cb\u003e KEVIN J. VANHOOZER, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'A clear, accurate, engaging, and balanced introduction to interpreting and applying God's Word.'-- \n\u003cb\u003e MARK L. STRAUSS, Bethel Seminary \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Proven Approach to Help You Interpret and Understand the Bible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrasping God's Word\u003c\/em\u003e has proven itself in classrooms across the country as an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. This book will equip you with a five-step Interpretive Journey that will help you make sense of any passage in the Bible. It will also guide you through all the different genres found in the Bible to help you learn the specifics of how to best approach each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilling the gap between approaches that are too simple and others that are too technical, this book starts by equipping readers with general principles of interpretation, then moves on to apply those principles to specific genres and contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProven in classrooms across the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHands-on exercises to guide students through the interpretation process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmphasis on real-life application\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplemented by a website for professors providing extensive teaching materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccompanying workbook, video lectures, laminated study guide (sold separately)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fourth edition includes revised chapters on word studies and Bible translations, updated illustrations, cultural references, bibliography, and assignments. This book is the ideal resource for anyone looking for a step-by-step guide that will teach them how to accurately and faithfully interpret the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eDuvall, J Scott\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. Scott Duvall (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the coauthor of\u003cem\u003e Grasping God's Word\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJourney into God's Word\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePreaching God's Word\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGod's Relational Presence\u003c\/em\u003e, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Revelation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e in the Teach the Text Commentary series. He teaches and preaches frequently in local churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHays, J Daniel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. Daniel Hays (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies and professor of Old Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the author of\u003cem\u003e From Every People and Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Message of the Prophets\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Temple and the Tabernacle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Christian's Guide to Evidence for the Bible: 101 Proofs from History and Archaeology\u003c\/em\u003e. He has coauthored or coedited \u003cem\u003eGrasping God's Word\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJourney into God's Word\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003ePreaching God's Word\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJeremiah and Lamentations\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eGod's Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology\u003c\/em\u003e. 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