HERMENEUTICS - How to Interpret the Bible


Books

Gospel-centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation. Graeme Goldsworthy (InterVarsity Press, 2007; ISBN#: 0-8308-2839-7).

Interpreting the New Testament Text: Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis. Eds. Darrell L. Bock and Buist M. Fanning (Crossway Books, 2006; ISBN#: 1581344082). Introduction and Chapter 1.

Objectivity in Biblical Interpretation. Thomas Howe (Advantage Books, 2005; ISBN#: 1-5975-5001-9).

Hermeneutics. Erik Wait. Click here to read online.

Biblical Hermeneutics. Eds. Bruce Corley, Steve Lemke and Grant Lovejoy (Broadman & Holman, 2002; ISBN#: 0-8054-2492-X).

Exegetical Fallacies (second edition). D.A. Carson (Baker, 1996; ISBN#: 0-8536-4677-5).

A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules. Robert H. Stein (Baker, 1997; ISBN#: 0-8010-2101-4).

Words of Delight : A Literary Introduction to the Bible. Leland Ryken (Baker, 1993; ISBN#: 0-8010-7769-9).

How to Read the Bible As Literature. Leland Ryken (Zondervan, 1984; ISBN#: 0-3103-9021-4).

Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg, Robert L. Hubbard (Word Books, 1993; ISBN#: 0-8499-0774-8).

Reading the Bible With Understanding. Lane Burgland.

Knowing Scripture. R.C. Sproul (InterVarsity Press, 1977; ISBN#: 0-8778-4733-9).

Biblical Interpretation: Past & Present. Gerald Lewis Bray (InterVarsity Press, 1996; ISBN#: 0-8308-1880-4).

God Centered Biblical Interpretation. Vern S. Poythress (P&R Publishing, 1999; ISBN#: 0-8755-2376-5).

Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind. Tremper Longman (NavPress, 1997; ISBN#: 0-8910-9984-0).

Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation (Six Volumes in One). Eds. V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman, III (Zondervan, 1996; ISBN#: 0-3102-0828-9).

An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics : The Search for Meaning. Walter C. Kaiser and Moises Silva (Zondervan, 1994; ISBN#: 0-3105-3090-3).

Articles

Relevance as a Mediating Category in the Reading of Biblical Texts: Venturing Beyond the Hermeneutical Circle, by Tim Meadowcroft. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 45, No. 4 (December 2002). Click Here.

Perspectives on Biblical Interpretation: A Review Article, by E. Earl Ellis. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 45, No. 3 (September 2002). Click Here.

Recent Developments in Redaction Criticism: From Investigation of Textual Prehistory Back to Historical-Grammatical Exegesis, by Randall K. J. Tan. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 44, No. 4 (December 2001). Click Here.

The Benefits of an Author-Oriented Approach to Hermeneutics, by Robert H. Stein. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 2001). Click Here.

Hermeneutics and the Meditative use of Scripture: The Case for a Baptized Imagination, by Glen A. Scorgi. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 44, No. 2 (June 2001). Click Here.

The Hermeneutic of E. D. Hirsch, Jr. and Its Impact on Expository Preaching Friend or Foe, by Scott A. Blue. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 44, No. 2 (June 2001). Click Here.

Johann August Ernesti: The Role of History in Biblical Interpration, by John H. Sailhamer. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 44, No. 2 (June 2001). Click Here.

Can The Use Of Proper Hermeneutical Methods Transcend Gender Bias In Intepretations, by Betty Talbert-Wettler. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 43, No. 1 (March 2000). Click Here.

The Postmodern Theory of Probability on Evangelical Hermeneutics, by Paul Shockley. Conservative Theological Journal, Vol. 4, No. 11 (March 2000). Click Here.

An Essay in Liberal Hermeneutics, by Mike Stallard. Conservative Theological Journal, Vol. 3, No. 10 (December 1999). Click Here.

Catholic Hermeneutics, by Mike Gendron. Conservative Theological Journal, Vol. 3, No. 10 (December 1999). Click Here.

Covenant Hermeneutics, by Ronald Johnson. Conservative Theological Journal, Vol. 3, No. 10 (December 1999). Click Here.

Modern Reformation: Hermeneutics Has God Really Said?, July-August 1999, Vol. 8 No. 4. Click Here (entire issue).

The Bible Tells Me So, by Randy T. Mann. U-TURN Vol. 3 No. 1, Spring 1995. Click Here.

The Globalization of Hermeneutics, by Craig Blomberg. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 38, No. 4 (December 1995). Click Here.

Hermeneutics and Biblical Theology, by Dr. Steven M. Baugh. Modern Reformation March/April, 1993 Click Here.

Issues in Hermeneutics, by Prof. Herman C. Hanko. Click Here.

The Taming of Truth: The Hermeneutical Morass, by D.A. Carson. The Gagging of God: Christianity Confront Pluralism (Zondervan, 1996), pgs. 57-92.

Escaping From the Hermeneutical Morass: "Let God be true, and every man a liar, by D.A. Carson. The Gagging of God: Christianity Confront Pluralism (Zondervan, 1996), pgs. 93-173.

Linguistical and Hermeneutical Fallacies in the Guidlines Established at the "Conference on Gender-Related Language Issues in Scripture", by Mark Strauss. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 41, No. 2 (June 1998). Click Here.

A Response to Mark Strauss' Evaluation of the Colorado Springs Translation Guidlines, by Wayne Grudem. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 41, No. 2 (June 1998). Click Here.

Systematic Theology is the Hermeneutic, by Ronald M. Johnson. Conservative Theological Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3 (December 1997). Click Here.

A Defense of the Hyperbolic Interpretation of Large Numbers in the Old Testament, by David M. Fouts. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 40, No. 3 (September 1997). Click Here.

The Impact of Postmodern Thinking on Evangelical Hermeneutics, by Robertson McQuilkin and Bradford Mullen. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 40, No. 1 (March 1997). Click Here.

Hermeneutical Issues and Principles in Hebrews as Examplified in the Second Chapter, by Lanier Burns. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 39, No. 4 (December 1996). Click Here.

Claritas Scripturae: The Role of Perspecuity in Protestant Hermeneutics, by James Patrick Callahan. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 39, No. 3 (September 1996). Click Here.

Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation, by Edwin Yamauchi. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 39, No. 3 (September 1996). Click Here.

Variation on a Theme: History's nth Great Hermeneutical Crisis, by Robert W. Yarbrough. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 39, No. 3 (September 1996). Click Here.

Current Hermeneutical Trends: Toward Explaination or Obfuscation, by Robert L. Thomas. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 39, No. 2 (June 1996). Click Here.

Hermeneutics of the Puritans, by Paul Elbert. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 39, No. 2 (June 1996). Click Here.


Tapes

A Course in Hermeneutics & Exegesis (17 Tapes $78)
Greg Bahnsen. To purchase tapes Click Here.

Hermen Who? - Hermeneutics: The Disperate Need of the Church Today (1 Tape $3). From the 2002 Saint Louis Conference on Biblical Discernment.
G. Richard Fisher. Click Here to order.