40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible, 2nd ed. (40 Questions Series)

by Robert L. Plummer

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2021

Overview

A vital Bible resource used in classrooms and churches worldwide now revised and updated.

40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible, now in a revised second edition, probes the most pressing problems encountered by churchgoers and beginning Bible students when they try to read and understand the Bible. Using feedback received from pastors, professors, and Bible teachers, New Testament professor Robert L. Plummer includes updated information about Bible translations, biblical interpretation, and Bible study technology and streamlines previous portions to make room for a handful of new issues.

This second edition, updated regarding Bible translations, biblical interpretation trends, and Bible-related technology, will continue to serve professors, pastors, and Bible study leaders as a go-to guide or textbook. New Testament scholar Robert L. Plummer covers historical, interpretive, practical, and theological matters such as:

• Were the ancient manuscripts of the Bible transmitted accurately?
• Why can’t people agree on what the Bible means?
• How do we interpret the Psalms?
• How can I use the Bible in daily devotions?
• Does the Bible teach that God wants Christians to be healthy and wealthy?

40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible provides crucial assistance for students ready to engage with biblical scholarship and for teachers eager to lead Bible studies with confidence.

Key Features

• Covers historical, interpretive, practical, and theological matters
• Updated regarding Bible translations, biblical interpretation trends, and Bible-related technology
• Provides crucial assistance for students ready to engage with biblical scholarship

Contents

Top Highlights

“The Bible is not a philosophy textbook to be debated; it is a revelation from God to be believed and obeyed. As” (Page 111)

“Inerrancy is not invalidated by colloquial or nonstandard grammar or spelling.” (Page 50)

“The King James Version (kjv) is not highly recommended because it is not based on the best manuscripts and because seventeenth-century English is hard for most modern people to understand.” (Page 83)

“Verse divisions in our modern English Old Testament are based on the versification standardized by the Ben Asher family (Jewish scribes) around a.d. 900.” (Page 32)

“To claim the Scriptures as infallible is to assert that they are error-free in matters of theology or faith” (Page 44)

Product Details

• Title: 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible, 2nd ed.
• Author: Robert L. Plummer
• Edition: Second Edition
• Series: 40 Questions Series
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 361
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Hermeneutics--Miscellanea
• ISBNs: 9780825446665, 082544666X
• Resource ID: LLS:QSTNSNTRPRTNBBL2NDED
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-10T17:43:24Z

About Robert L. Plummer

Dr. Plummer is a biblical scholar with a missionary heart. He has served in missionary assignments of varying length in China, Israel, Trinidad, Ghana, Malaysia, and Turkey. Dr. Plummer has written Paul’s Understanding of the Church’s Mission: Did the Apostle Paul Expect the Early Christian Communities to Evangelize? (Paternoster Press, 2006). Articles written by Dr. Plummer have appeared in Westminster Theological Journal, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, New Holman Bible Dictionary, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, and other publications. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Institute for Biblical Research.