HOW TO READ BIB WORTH 4TH EDN: Fourth Edition

A wonderful book that helps you understand the bible correctly

This is a fantastic guide to how to read the bible both old and New Testament. Probably not for beginners but people who want to be able to read and analyse the bible on their own in conjunction with commentaries it teaches you what you need to know in order to be able to study the bible more independently. It goes through the different genres in the bible, law, poetry,meters,mparables etc and how we need to approach each genre differently and I found that particularly helpful. Everyone I have spoken to who has read this book from friends to ministers has been full of praise for it. The authors also wrote the less well known "how to read the bible book by book" which I am going to try next.

I bought this because it was on a recommended reading list for a theological course I am taking. It’s a great book, easy to read and very informative. I wish I had found it thirty years ago. I can’t recommend it enough. If you have any interest in the Bible you need this book!

An excellent book for those who already have a reasonable grounding in Christian theology but who wish to enrich their Bible study The book is well structured. It sets out how to undertake Exegesis (discover the original, intended meaning of the Bible to those it was originally written for) and Hermeneutics (how to apply that meaning to contemporary situations). It is split into themes with separate chapters on how to read the Gospels, the History, Law, Acts, the Epistles etc. I did find it hard to hold all the guidance together in my head and needed to take notes as I read the book. The book is not for a beginner. I have attempted to read this book 3 times over the last 3-4 years (I had a previous older edition) and this was the first time I succeeded. My grounding was too limited when I first started (re)exploring Christianity and the book was too dense for me at that stage. Returning to it a few years down the line, however, was deeply enriching.

A must read for anyone interested in the bible

A great book. I read the first edition years ago and it was a great help. The authors are scholarly teachers but have the gift of explaining concepts rigorously yet simply. The first chapters on translations, historical distance etc. are so helpful, and the grouping of different types of book and how to interpret them are outstanding. Few people have the gift of explaining deep concepts in a simple way. These guys have that gift. As I said, a great book.

Really good book. Very good explanation, discussion and inputting reader to have more knowledge of how to understand the bible. But it is not quite easy to read, need to have more patience to understand different terms and things. Definitely it is to help reader to gain valuable knowledge.

Good for teaching the proper skills of exegesis. Too many people think that bible interpretation is a matter of personal understanding instead of a science guided by the Holy Spirit.

i enjoyed this very much. helpful insights

Superb condition of product and very timely arrival. Thank you

Questo è un libro che mi ha cambiato la vita! Mi ha concesso di realizzare una comprensione più precisa e più profonda del testo biblico e, come è scritto, la conseguenza è stata: ‘conoscerete la verità a e la verità vi farà liberi’. Come credente ho potuto sperimentare una maggiore profondità nella comprensione del messaggio divino, una maggiore dipendenza dalle Scritture e una minore dipendenza dalle tradizioni ecclesiali, una nuova visione di come Dio abbia potuto parlare a uomini e donne come me, e di come questo messaggio indirizzato a loro possa parlare a me oggi. La cosa sorprendente è che tutto questo è accaduto con un testo rivolto a tutti in maniera semplice, non attraverso i testi accademici cui ero abituato nel mio studio delle Scritture. Gli autori, due dei maggiori esegeti rispettivamente dell’Antico e del Nuovo Testamento, hanno la rara capacità di scrivere testi autorevoli per il mondo accademico (che ho potuto apprezzare successivamente), ma anche testi straordinariamente chiari e comprensibili ai non addetti ai lavori. A tutti quelli interessati allo studio della Bibbia vorrei dire... provare per credere!

One of my favorite books of all time. I heard Gordon Fee speak once in Holland I think and he lives this book and it is excellent.

This book by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart is an indispensable guide to analyze, understand and interpret the Bible correctly. Between us, my wife and I we have 3 - the first Spanish translation of 1985, the 2nd edition in English (1993) and this 4th English edition in Kindle.