The following except is taken from Interpreting the New Testament Text (Darrel Bock and Buist Fanning eds. (Crossway, 2006), p. 156). David Lowery, New Testament professor at...

by C Michael Patton

Hermeneutics

In a Nutshell

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How to Study the Bible in a Nutshell

The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three-step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems...

by C Michael Patton

Hermeneutics

Lisa Robinson

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You Talking To Me?: Personalizing Biblical Narrative and Prophetic Discourse

(Lisa Robinson) I have found one of the biggest differences between good Bible reading and Bible reading that is disjointed or otherwise skews what is being communicated, is...

Credo Clips: How to Study the Bible

The Bible Does not Always Speak the Truth

Just after my wife and I were married, she worked as a teller at a bank. One of her co-workers was a devout Muslim who was schooled in Muslim apologetics against Christianity....

by C Michael Patton

Hermeneutics

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Common Errors in Bible Interpretation

I came across the following chart on page 136 in the new book A Handbook of New Testament Exegesis by Craig L. Blomberg. Heeding caution from this chart will ruin many...

Exegesis vs. Theology

It is easy to think that good exegesis automatically makes good theology. I remember the “wars” that some of the theological profs had with the exegesis profs at...

Some Thoughts on Biblical Convictions and Being Biblical

We recently witnessed the 493th anniversary of the event that sparked the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the Wittenberg door in hopes that the...

The Problem With Proof-Texting

For those who don’t know what proof-texting is – it is finding passages of scripture that supports whatever position you want to uphold. Typically what happens...

by C Michael Patton

Hermeneutics

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Two Charts on the Literature of the Bible

I worked on these all night last night. Feel free to use. I could not find any visual aid in distinguishing among the prevalent types of literature represented in each book,...

by C Michael Patton

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