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Grasping God's Word Workbook: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible Paperback – May 7, 2012
NOTE: This is a Workbook.
The widely used Grasping God’s Word, now in a revised third edition, teaches the foundational principles and tools of biblical interpretation. J. Scott Duvall, who specializes in New Testament studies, and Old Testament scholar J. Daniel Hays survey numerous biblical passages, demonstrating solid interpretive strategies for understanding the Bible. This workbook is designed to use alongside the Grasping God’s Word textbook, following its structure with activities that offer additional practice for all the elements of faithful scholarship as they are presented. College-level students and other serious learners will have the opportunity to try out their interpretive skills by applying them to specific genres and contexts. Both Grasping God’s Word and Grasping God’s Word Workbook treat Scripture as the solid rock of Christian faith, one that students will grip more easily when they know how to read it, how to interpret it, and how to apply it.
- Print length 208 pages
- Language English
- Publisher Zondervan Academic
- Publication date May 7, 2012
- Dimensions 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.88 inches
- ISBN-10 0310492599
- ISBN-13 978-0310492597
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About the author.
J. Scott Duvall (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the coauthor of Grasping God’s Word, Journey into God’s Word, Preaching God’s Word, and God’s Relational Presence, and author of The Heart of Revelation and Revelation in the Teach the Text Commentary series. He teaches and preaches frequently in local churches.
J. 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 From Every People and Nation , The Message of the Prophets , The Temple and the Tabernacle , and A Christian’s Guide to Evidence for the Bible: 101 Proofs from History and Archaeology . He has coauthored or coedited Grasping God’s Word ; Journey into God’s Word ; Preaching God’s Word ; The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary ; Jeremiah and Lamentations ; The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology ; and God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology . He teaches adult Sunday School at his local church in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and also speaks both regionally and internationally.
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- Publisher : Zondervan Academic; Third edition (May 7, 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0310492599
- ISBN-13 : 978-0310492597
- Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.88 inches
- #788 in Old Testament Criticism & Interpretation
- #822 in Christian Bible Exegesis & Hermeneutics
- #1,176 in New Testament Criticism & Interpretation
About the author
J. scott duvall.
Scott Duvall (Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Fuller Professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Arkansas) where he teaches the NT Greek Exegesis, Life of Christ, Revelation, Spiritual Formation, and Interpreting the Bible. Scott has co-authored Grasping God's Word, Living God's Word (forthcoming), Journey into God's Word, Preaching God's Word, Dictionary of Biblical Prophecy, and Biblical Greek Exegesis. He has also written Experiencing God's Story of Life and Hope: A Workbook for Spiritual Formation.
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Grasping God’s Word
The Grasping God’s Word online course is an indispensable approach to reading, interpreting and applying the Bible that will teach you how to carefully read Scripture in the biblical context, and to dig deeper into the Word of God so you will be able to understand the Bible correctly and apply its meaning to your life.
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Grasping God’s Word by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays
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Course Description
The Grasping God's Word online course is an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. This course equips 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.
Filling the gap between approaches that are too simple and others that are too technical, professors Scott Duvall and Danny Hays start by equipping readers with general principles of interpretation, then move on to apply those principles to specific genres and contexts Lessons include hands-on exercises to guide learners through the interpretation process and an emphasis on real-life application.
This course 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.
By completing this course, you’ll gain
- Familiarity with foundational principles needed for understanding the Bible correctly
- Insight into issues of background context, its influence on interpretation, and how your own history impacts understanding
- Knowledge and tools to dig deeper into Scripture, interpret biblical texts, and rightly relate their meaning to life
- Practice applying interpretive principles to New and Old Testament writings
- Confidence in your growing knowledge through personalized review sessions, unit assessments, and award-winning memory building tools
Meet Your Instructors
J. Scott Duvall
Ph.D. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
J. Scott Duvall is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He has coauthored several books, including Biblical Greek Exegesis: A Graded Approach to Learning Intermediate and Advanced Greek ; Grasping God’s Word ; Preaching God's Word ; and Journey into God’s Word .
J. Daniel Hays
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
J. Daniel Hays is dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies and professor of Old Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the author of From Every People and Nation , and he has coauthored Grasping God's Word ; Preaching God's Word ; Journey into God’s Word ; The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology ; Iraq: Babylon of the End Times? ; Apocalypse ; and The Dictionary of Biblical Prophecy . He teaches adult Sunday school at his local church in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and preaches frequently throughout the nation.
Course Outline
Bible translations, the interpretive journey, how to read the book—sentences, how to read the book—paragraphs, how to read the book—discourses, the historical-cultural context, what do we bring to the text, the literary context, word studies, who controls the meaning, levels of meaning, the role of the holy spirit, application, midterm exam, new testament—letters, new testament—gospels, new testament—acts, new testament—revelation, old testament—narrative, old testament—law, old testament—poetry, old testament—prophets, old testament—wisdom.
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today's world. J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays have chosen an apt title: Grasping God's Word. The metaphor of grasping is a useful one for thinking through what is involved in biblical interpretation. As you embark on that lifelong journey, as well as the shorter one of studying the present work, it may be useful to keep four
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obey God's Word. For the Scriptures contain the words of eternal life — the words, when grasped, that enable the reader to lay hold of Jesus Christ, God's living Word, in faith. Of course, grasping the Scriptures, or holding on to Jesus Christ in faith, is only a gure of speech. The truth of the matter is that when we grasp the message
Occurs when a truth is overstated for the sake of effect to such an extent that a literal fulfillment is either impossible or completely ridiculous. personification. Involves attributing human features or characteristics to nonhuman entities. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like poetry, terseness, parallelism and more.
1 Adapted from J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays, Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001), 21-25. 2 Duvall and Hays, Grasping God's Word, 22. 3 Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding ...
1. The Bible is the Word of God. Although God worked through people to produce it, it is nonethe less inspired by the Holy Spirit and is God's Word to us. 2. The Bible is trustworthy and true. 3. God has entered into human history; thus the supernatural (miracles, etc.) does occur. 4. The Bible is not contradictory; it is
J. Scott Duvall (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the coauthor of Grasping God's Word, Journey into God's Word, Preaching God's Word, and God's Relational Presence, and author of The Heart of Revelation and Revelation in the Teach the Text Commentary series. . He teaches and preaches frequently in local ...
Getting a Grasp on God's Word. Merely reading God's Word is not enough for solid spiritual growth - no. more than reading a menu at a restaurant will satisfy your physical hunger. To. satisfy your physical hunger, you have to eat the food. The same is true of the. Word of God - the Bible.
Grasping God's Word Part 2. Write a three-page paper on the historical and social practice of slavery during biblical times. Use resources like blueletterbible.org, bible dictionaries and histories, and language tools. As you write your paper, be sure to consider and include 1 Timothy 1:10. Print the sheets below and find a minimum of 30 ...
Description. A Proven Approach to Help You Interpret and Understand the Bible. Grasping God's Word 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.
Description. A Companion WORKBOOK to Today's Most Widely Used Textbook for Learning to Interpret and Understand the Bible. Grasping God's Word 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 WORKBOOK is designed for use alongside the fourth edition of the textbook Grasping God ...
The Grasping God's Word online course is an invaluable help to students who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible for themselves. This course equips 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 ...
context-specific theological truth. Truths based on general, universal theological truths, yet are more narrowly focused. general, universal theological truth. Truths that speak about God, his character and his actions. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like authorial intention, reader response, author and more.
The Interpretive Journey is actually a blueprint for this book [Grasping God's Word]. In part 1 we have looked first at an overview of Bible translation and how we got the English Bible (chapter 1). In the next three chapters, we will focus on how to observe and read the biblical text carefully. We start with smaller, simpler units of text ...
a more general form of typology. Type. a biblical event, person, or institution which serves as an example or pattern for other events, persons, or institutions. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Literary Meaning, Allegory, Typology and more.
1. identify how the book is divided into paragraphs or sections. 2. summarize the main idea of each section. 3. explain how your particular passage relates to the surrounding sections. Items that mark how book is divided (changes or transitions) 1. conjunctions. 2. change of genre. 3. changes in topic or theme.
Jesus' favorite teaching topic was the kingdom of God. By reading one or both of the following articles on the kingdom of God in the teachings of Jesus, your understanding of the Gospels will be greatly enhanced:-Fee, Gordon D., and Douglas Stuart."A Final, Very Important Word," in How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, 3rd ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003), 145-48.