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- Cover Type:
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- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Publication Date: December 2021
- ISBN: FPIOTRNIG___INALLTHESCRIPTURESTH9781514002186
In All the Scriptures: The Three Contexts of Biblical Hermeneutics
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No one reads the Bible without some interpretive principles, or hermeneutics, in place. The question every student of Scripture needs to ask, then, is this: Are your interpretive principles and methods legitimate and ethical?
In this accessible introduction to biblical hermeneutics, Nicholas G. Piotrowski presents an approach that explores three layers of context: literary, historical, and christological. Because no text exists in the abstract, interpreters must seek to understand a passage's ecology: the flow and argument of the entire biblical book, the world of the original author and audience, and the movement of redemptive history that culminates in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Careful interpretation is both a science and an art, Piotrowski argues, and it has powerful implications for what we believe and how we apply God's Word. Featuring numerous examples, further reading lists, and a glossary, In All the Scriptures equips students, pastors, and thoughtful readers to build a solid foundation for interpreting the Bible.
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“This is not just another book on hermeneutics but rather a wake-up call to meet the challenges of the present. It addresses us in a rapidly changing post-Christian world in a way that covers all the bases for Bible-believing Christians. I commend it for its firm convictions about the inspiration and authority of Scripture. I commend it for the application of evangelical and Reformed presuppositions to the comprehensive range of matters involved in reading ancient texts. I commend it for the clear trinitarian and christological dimensions that inform our understanding of the unity and the distinctions between Old and New Testaments, between type and antitype, between prophecy and fulfilment, between the first readers and ourselves, and between the objective gospel of Jesus of Nazareth and the present inner working of the Spirit to connect us with that gospel.”
Graeme Goldsworthy
author of Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics
“Dr. Piotrowski has written a wonderful book introducing readers to the topic of biblical interpretation. I truly cannot wait to get it into the hands of my seminary students! It will be extremely helpful, especially as I and others train pastors-to-be in sermon preparation. This work is truly a gift to the church.”
John D. Currid
Chancellor's Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary
“The Bible may be the divinely inspired Word of God, but it is misread and misinterpreted more than any other book. In response, Nicholas Piotrowski has written an exceptionally helpful guide to foster interpretations of the Bible that are 'legitimate and ethical.' This accessible, informative study is essential reading for anyone who wants to handle Scripture in a way that is both christocentric and God honoring.”
T. Desmond Alexander
senior lecturer in biblical studies at Union Theological College, Belfast
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No one reads the Bible without some interpretive principles, or hermeneutics, in place. The question every student of Scripture needs to ask, then, is this: Are your interpretive principles and methods legitimate and ethical?
In this accessible introduction to biblical hermeneutics, Nicholas G. Piotrowski presents an approach that explores three layers of context: literary, historical, and christological. Because no text exists in the abstract, interpreters must seek to understand a passage's ecology: the flow and argument of the entire biblical book, the world of the original author and audience, and the movement of redemptive history that culminates in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Careful interpretation is both a science and an art, Piotrowski argues, and it has powerful implications for what we believe and how we apply God's Word. Featuring numerous examples, further reading lists, and a glossary, In All the Scriptures equips students, pastors, and thoughtful readers to build a solid foundation for interpreting the Bible.
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Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 304 Pages
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Publication Date: December 2021
- ISBN: FPIOTRNIG___INALLTHESCRIPTURESTH9781514002186