40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible (40 Questions Series)

by Robert L. Plummer

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2010

Overview

Robert L. Plummer tackles major questions students, pastors, and laypeople ask about reading and understanding the Bible. Plummer divides his work into four parts: getting started, approaching the Bible, approaching specific texts, and issues in recent discussion. The accessible format allows teachers to utilize this book as a textbook, and the curious student to understand the issues which are most pertinent to their study. This volume is essential reading for any student in biblical studies, as well as pastors looking to teach the Bible with confidence.

In the Logos edition, this volume is enhanced by amazing functionality. Important terms link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a wealth of other resources in your digital library. Perform powerful searches to find exactly what you’re looking for. Take the discussion with you using tablet and mobile apps. With Logos Bible Software, the most efficient and comprehensive research tools are in one place, so you get the most out of your study.

Key Features

• Equips pastors to answer common questions about the Bible and theology
• Provides concise, biblical, explanations on reading the Bible
• Presents issues in a readable question-and-answer format

Contents

Top Highlights

“Sometimes, things are worth what you pay for them. To acquire a rich knowledge of Scripture, one must be willing to spend the time and energy in study. Indeed, with the psalmist, the modern student of Scripture will come to declare, ‘The law from your [the Lord’s] mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold’ (Ps. 119:72). See question 12 for more suggestions on how to improve as an interpreter of the Bible.” (Page 106)

Praise for the Print Edition

Read this excellent primer and read the Bible better as a result.

—Darrell Bock, senior research professor of New Testament studies, Dallas Theological Seminary

Aristotle once said that those who wished to succeed must ask the right preliminary questions. Plummer asks 40 of them. Even better: he answers them, providing beginning students with all they need to know about biblical interpretation in general and the specific kinds of texts found in the Old and New Testaments in particular.

—Kevin Vanhoozer, research professor of systematic theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

How appropriate that Plummer’s 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible is itself eminently understandable, crystal clear, and thoroughly engaging. The organization and breadth of coverage make this book both a delight to read and highly instructive. . . . I can’t imagine a more helpful introduction to the subject of biblical interpretation.

—Bruce Ware, T. Rupert and Lucille Coleman Professor of Christian Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible
• Author: Robert L. Plummer
• Series: 40 Questions Series
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 352
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Hermeneutics--Textbooks
• ISBNs: 9780825434983, 082543498X
• Resource ID: LLS:QSTNSNTRPRTNBBL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:33:39Z

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.