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Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation is unavailable, but you can change that!

This accessible text, which combines hermeneutical theory with practical steps for exegesis, has been translated into eight languages and has been used in a variety of settings to teach students how to study the Bible responsibly. The authors outline a five-step hermeneutical procedure that includes: 1. Historical-cultural and contextual analysis 2. Lexical-syntactical analysis 3. Theological...

a. Teach that man is trichotomous, since it speaks of a body, soul, and spirit? b. Teach that the truth contained in God’s Word is dynamic and changing rather than dead and static? c. Give a warning to professing believers? d. Encourage Christians to use the Word of God aggressively in their witnessing and counseling? e. None of the above. The answer to exercise 5 is (b). If you answered either (a) or (c), it is likely that you came to the text subconsciously asking, What does this text mean to me?
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