Publisher's Description: Theologically and pastorally profound, this study of biblical hermeneutics builds on trinitarian presuppositions, while exposing the idols that lead interpretation astray. Poythress emphasizes the interpreter's spiritual qualifications along with linguistic principles.godcentered

248 Pages
Published January 1999

About the Author: Vern S. Poythress (M.Litt., University of Cambridge; Ph.D., Harvard University; D.Th., University of Stellenbosch, South Africa) is professor of New Testament interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Among his published works are Redeeming Science and The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses.