BI Book Review (2)

1. Title of Book

Basic Bible Interpretation (A Practical Guide to Discovering Biblical Truth)
By Roy B. Zuck


2. Dr. Roy B. Zuck

Dr. Roy B. Zuck is department chairman and professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary where he has served on faculty since 1973. Dr. Zuck has written or edited more than seventy books on Christian education and biblical studies. He had edited Bibleotheca Sacra (Dallas Seminary's theological journal). And he has earned degrees from Biola University (A.B.) and Dallas theological Seminary (Th.M. and Th.D). He was associate editor of Bibliotheeca Sacra (Dallas Seminary’s theological journal) from 1974 to 1985, and has been editor since 1986. Dr. Zuck’s work is intensely biblical and comprehensive, but at the same time is simple and uncomplicated. Dr. Zuck’s has drawn heavily on his many years of teaching in the seminary classroom to present ans excellent teatise on biblical interpretation.

3. Table of Contents

(a) What and Why of the Bible Interpretation
(b) Bible Interpretation
(c) Whose View Si Valid
(d) Bringing the Culture
(e) Bringing the Grammatical Gap
(f) Bringing the Library Gap
(g) Figure of Speech
(h) Testing the Types and Sensing the symbols
(i) Probing the Parables and Analyzing the Allegories
(j) Interpreting Prphecy
(k) The Use od the Old Testament in the New testament
(l) Applying God’s Word Today


4. The Book all about

The Bible is the Word of God in such method with the intention of when the Bible speaks, God speaks. The Bible is vital because our doctrines of God, of man, salvation, and of future things rest on a correct interpretation of the Scriptures. The Bible interpreted itself what the Scripture mentions about all about the past, the present and future life of the human being. The Bible interpretation is important because it is essential for understanding and teaching the Bible properly we must know the meaning of the Bible before we can know its message for today. There are three steps for as the first step is observation, asks, what does say? The second step , interpretation, asks the question, what does say? The third step application, raises the question, How does it apply to me? Bible interpretation is essential as a step beyond observation. Bible interpretation is essential for applying the Bible properly Interpretation should build on observation and the lead into interpretation. It is means to an end, not and end itself. This is essential for our own spiritual lives and for effectiveness in ministering to others. In sharing the Word of God, whether in personal counseling, teaching a Sunday school class or Bible study groups, or preaching. The author mention about the interpretation of the Bible that it is essential for understanding and teaching the Bible properly, essential as a step beyond observation, and essential for applying the Bible correctly. He discusses the challenges of Bible interpretation, explores the history of Bible interpretation, and defines key terms- all in a practical, down to earth way. Basic Bible Interpretation lives up to its title. It deals with the basics and doesn’t confuse the reader with extraneous material. It focuses on the Bible as the Word of God and handles that Word with “ reverence and godly fear.” It tell us how to interpret this marvelous book, and even gives the reader opportunity to put the principle into practice.

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