By Pastor Bruce K. Oyen
Email: bk_oyen@hotmail.com
We who read the Bible need help on how to interpret it and how to study it. Here is a list of some books on hermeneutics(interpretation) and Bible study. Some of the books are about more than one subject, but they all deal with hermeneutics (interpretation) and Bible study.
1. Volume 1 of "Systematic Theology," by Norm Geisler.
Chapter 10 is called "Interpretation: The Hermeneutical Precondition."
2. Volume 1 of "The Expositor's Bible Commentary" set.
This volume of introductory articles has a chapter called "The Interpretation Of The Bible." Part 4 is called "The Principles Of Interpretation."
3. "The Moody Handbook Of Theology," by Paul Enns.
The chapter on Bibliology has a section called "Interpretation Of The Bible."
4. "Basic Theology," by Charles Ryrie.
Chapter 16 is called "The Interpretation Of The Bible."
5. "Creative Bible Teaching," by Lawrence O. Richards.
Chapter 4 is called "Rightly Divided: The Study Of The Bible." This chapter has a section called "Interpretation: What Does It Mean?"
6. "How To Study The Bible For Yourself," by Tim LaHaye.
Chapter 10 is called "Hermeneutics."
7. "Dispensationalism (Revised And Expanded)," by Charles C. Ryrie.
Chapter 5 is called "The Hermeneutics Of Dispensationalism."
8. "How to Study The Bible For The Greatest Profit," by R. A. Torrey.
A short but good book on Bible study methods.
9. The 1-volume commentary on the whole Bible by John MacArthur, Jr.
This book has an article called "Principles For Sound Bible Interpretation." This might also be in his study Bible and Bible handbook.
10. "How to Study The Bible," by Richard DeHaan from The Radio Bible Class
This booklet has a chapter on an important subject. It is called "Literally Interpreting The Scriptures."
11. "Principles Of Biblical Hermeneutics," by J. Edwin Hartill.
Chapter 2 is called "The Dispensational Principle."
12. "An Introduction To Classical Evangelical Hermeneutics," by Mal Couch.
12. "An Introduction To Classical Evangelical Hermeneutics," by Mal Couch.
The title to Couch's book is self-explanatory. Remember, "hermeneutics" has to do with interpretation.
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