Introduction
**Supremacy of the Word:**
* Psalms 19:7
* Psalms 119:89,152
* 2 Timothy 3:16-17
* 2 Peter 1:20-21
* 2 Peter 1:5-8
* Romans 12:2
Cautionary Notes: 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Peter 3:15-16
**Need for Interpretation:**
* Romans 3:28 and James 2:24
* Matthew 5:16 and Matthew 6:1
What kind of book the Bible is ____(NOT)#2
**Four Concepts for Good Biblical Interpretation:**
1. Begin with the clear teachings and let the Bible explain itself.
2. Determine what the passage meant to the original readers.
3. Resist the temptation to let the world’s culture interpret the Bible.
4. Strive to obey the Scriptures, individually and as a church (Jn 8:31-32, James 1:22)
**Three Basic Types of Scriptures:**
1. Salvation Issues
2. Sound Doctrine
3. Matters of Opinion
Definition of Terms: Exegesis & Hermeneutics
Topography: 1 Corinthians 15:3, Matthew 23:23
The Nature of the Reader (our lens / perspective)
**The Nature of Scripture:**
* Narrative
* Poetry
* Prophetic
* Wisdom literature
* Letters and Epistles
* Apocalyptic
Problem of Cultural Relativity
Some Practical’s: John 16:13, Philippians 3:15-16
Final Thought
**Books for Further Study:**
1. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart
2. How to Read the Bible Book by Book, Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart
3. How We Got the Bible and Why You Can Trust It, Mike Taliaferro
4. How Did We Get the Bible? Tracy Macon Sumner
5. How We Got the Bible, Neil R. Lightfoot
6. The Epic of Eden, Sandra L. Richter
7. Telling a Better Story, Joshua D. Chatraw
8. Can We Trust the Gospels? , Peter J. Williams
9. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes, E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien
10. The Bible Jesus Read: Why the Old Testament Matters, Philip Yancey
11. A Survey of the Old Testament, Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton
12. A Survey of the New Testament, Robert H. Gundry