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How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour Paperback – March 18, 2002

A Guided Tour from Genesis through Revelation Reading the Bible need not be a haphazard journey through strange and bewildering territory. Like an experienced tour guide, How to Read the Bible Book by Book takes you by the hand and walks you through the Scriptures. For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its key elements and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. Written by two top evangelical scholars, this survey is designed to get you actually reading the Bible knowledgeably and understanding it accurately. In an engaging, conversational style, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart take you through a given book of the Bible using their unique, progressive approach: • Orienting Data—Concise info bytes that form a thumbnail of the book • Overview—A brief panorama that introduces key concepts and themes and important landmarks in the book • Specific Advice for Reading—Pointers for accurately understanding the details and message of the book in context with the circumstances surrounding its writing • A Walk Through—The actual section-by-section tour that helps you see both the larger landscape of the book and how its various parts work together to form the whole. Here you are taken by the hand and told, “Look at this!” How to Read the Bible Book by Book can be used as a companion to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. It also stands on its own as a reliable guide to reading and understanding the Bible for yourself.

• Print length 444 pages
• Language English
• Publisher Zondervan
• Publication date March 18, 2002
• Reading age 18 years and up
• Dimensions 5.35 x 1.22 x 8.07 inches
• ISBN-10 0310211182
• ISBN-13 978-0310211181
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Douglas Stuart is Professor of Old Testament and Chair of the Division of Biblical Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He holds the B.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Among his earlier writings are Studies in Early Hebrew Meter, Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors , and Favorite Old Testament Passages.

Product details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan; First Edition (March 18, 2002)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 444 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310211182
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310211181
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 1.22 x 8.07 inches
• #17,085 in Christian Bible Study (Books)
• #72,526 in Christian Living (Books)

About the author

Gordon d. fee.

Gordon D. Fee (PhD, University of Southern California) is professor of New Testament at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. Gordon D. Fee es profesor emirito de Nuevo Testamento en Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, y ha escrito numerosos libros como "La lectura eficaz de la Biblia, Exegesis del Nuevo Testamento: manual para estudiantes y pastores, La primera epa­stola a los Corintios, y los publicados por la Coleccion Teologica Contemporanea: "Comentario de la Epa­stola a los Filipenses y Comentario de las Epa­stolas a 1 y 2 Timoteo y Tito. Douglas Stuart (PhD, Harvard University) is professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

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Customers find the book very helpful for learning the context behind the Scriptures. They say it adds depth and background to what they are reading. Readers also appreciate the clear, concise, and up-to-date biblical material. They say the authors do a good job of giving a synopsis of each book, which gives them a focus.

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How to Read the Bible Book by Book

Description

Reading the Bible doesn't need to be a difficult journey through strange and bewildering territory. How to Read the Bible Book by Book walks you through the Scriptures like an experienced tour guide, helping you understand each of its sixty-six books.

For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its message and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. Written by two top evangelical scholars, this survey is designed to get you actually reading the Bible knowledgeably and understanding it accurately.

In an engaging, conversational style, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart take you through every book of the Bible using their unique approach:

• Orienting Data —Concise info bytes that form a thumbnail of the book.
• Overview —A brief panorama that introduces key concepts and themes and important landmarks in the book
• Specific Advice for Reading —Pointers for accurately understanding the details and message of the book in context with the circumstances surrounding its writing.
• A Walk Through —The actual section-by-section tour that helps you see both the larger landscape of the book and how its various parts work together to form the whole.

How to Read the Bible Book by Book can be used as a companion to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. It also stands on its own as a reliable guide to reading and understanding the Bible for yourself.

About the Authors

Gordon D. Fee† (PhD, University of Southern California) was professor emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Douglas Stuart (PhD Harvard) is senior professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He controls the use of fourteen ancient languages and is the author of several books, including Studies in Early Hebrew Meter , Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors , and Favorite Old Testament Passages .

• Product Details
• Page Count: 448
• Format: Softcover
• ISBN: 9780310518082
• Release: June 24, 2014