Many of the following webpages are based on How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart.[1] If you do not have access to this book, you may find these webpages helpful. The second edition of this book can also be borrowed online here.
Hebrew narrative:
Bratcher – Guidelines for Interpreting Biblical Narrative
A Little about Hebrew Narrative (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Hermeneutics – Old Testament Narrative
Old Testament Narratives – Their Proper Use (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Law:
The Laws – Covenant Stipulations for Israel (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Prophecy:
Bratcher – Prophecy and Prediction
Ellis – Understanding the Writing Prophets
The Prophets – Enforcing the Covenant in Israel (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Psalms:
Utley – Introduction to Hebrew Poetry
Utley – Introduction to the Psalms
Principles for Interpreting the Psalms
The Psalms – Israel’s Prayers and Ours (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Wisdom:
Utley – Introduction to Wisdom Literature
McCabe – Interpreting Proverbs
Wisdom – Then and Now (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Apocalyptic Literature:
Carter – An Introduction to the Interpretation of Apocalyptic Literature
Bratcher – Interpreting the Book of Revelation
The Revelation – Images of Judgement and Hope (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Gospels/Acts:
Bratcher – The Shape of the Gospel Story: The Synoptic Gospels
The Gospels – One Story, Many Dimensions (Based on Fee and Stuart)
The Parables – Do You Get the Point? (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Acts – The Question of Precedent (Based on Fee and Stuart)
Epistles (Letters):
Bratcher – The Genre of New Testament Letters and Epistles
The Epistles – Learning to Think Contextually (Based on Fee and Stuart)
The Epistles – Hermeneutical Questions (Based on Fee and Stuart)
- Fee, Gordon D. and Douglas Stuart (2014). How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (Fourth Edition). Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic. ↑