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bible interpretation

  1. octopus.021

    Good Bible interpretation websites/books, please!

    Hello everyone! Just wondering if you have any websites (or books) that interpret almost all Bible verses, stories, history, etc. in detail. I would prefer more catholic/orthodox/anglican/evangelical/lutheran interpretation if possible. Thank you so much!
  2. The Liturgist

    4. The Merits Of Alexandrian And Antiochene Exegesis

    Much of the wisdom of Scripture is conveyed through prophetic typologies. St. Luke shows us with his Resurrection narrative that all Old Testament Scripture is all about Christ, and Matthew illustrates some examples, however, the majority are to be found by obvious implication. To better...
  3. Mary Meg

    How do we sort out different intepretations, and seeming contradictions?

    Hi. I've never had any formal Bible study training... and that's probably part of the problem. I was raised Southern Baptist, but am now getting myself all twisted in knots after reading Church history and some of the Church Fathers and trying to read Scripture with an open mind... I do believe...
  4. SJ Newell

    Identifying the Problem with our Interpretation Processes, and Offering a Solution

    The primary problem with the way most Christians interpret the Bible, is that often, the final deciding factor in what causes them to accept one doctrine, and reject another, exists outside of the Bible, internally, within themselves. And as long as your process is internal, it isn't objective...
  5. Stephen Mendes

    Millennial Considerations

    I just started this topic on my Bible Blog with a view to comparing the various beliefs.... one of the biggest problems I find when people start constructing explanations of passages is that anyone can have a go at it.... and there can be as many 'interpretations' as there are people ...
  6. How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth By Gordon Fee And Douglas Stuart

    How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth By Gordon Fee And Douglas Stuart

    BOOKSHELF How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart Biblical interpretation for both beginning and experienced Bible readers. Changes to the new third edition include: updated language, new foreword, improved diagrams, substantial rewriting of several chapters to...