Table of Contents

Abbreviations Abbreviations of Translations Preface 1. Introduction: The Need to Interpret 2. The Basic Tool: A Good Translation 3. The Epistles: Learning to Think Contextually 4. The Epistles: The Hermeneutical Questions 5. The Old Testament Narratives: Their Proper Use 6. Acts: The Question of Historical Precedent 7. The Gospels: One Story, Many Dimensions 8. The Parables: Do You Get the Point? 9. The Law(s): Covenant Stipulations for Israel 10. The Prophets: Enforcing the Covenant in Israel 11. The Psalms: Israel's Prayers and Ours 12. Wisdom: Then and Now 13. The Revelation: Images of Judgment and Hope Appendix: The Evaluation and Use of Commentaries Index of Names

About the Author

Gordon D. Fee (PhD, University of Southern California) is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. Douglas Stuart (PhD, Harvard University) is professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.