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The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers: Learning to Interpret Scripture from the Prophets and Apostles is unavailable, but you can change that!

A method of interpretation—a hermeneutic—is indispensable for understanding Scripture, constructing theology, and living the Christian life, but most contemporary hermeneutical systems fail to acknowledge the principles and practices of the biblical writers themselves. Christians today cannot employ a truly biblical view of the Bible unless they understand why the prophets and apostles...

the doctrines of inspiration, inerrancy, and illumination to ground their understanding of hermeneutics. Reymond states, “the Scripture’s doctrine of Scripture, espousing its own revelatory and inspired character, binds us to the grammatical/historical method of exegesis.”11 Similarly, Zuck comments that in light of the human aspect of inspiration, “Each biblical writing—that is, each word, sentence, and book—was recorded in a written language and followed normal, grammatical meanings, including
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