Book Recommendation

Age : 20 Joined : 12 Apr 2007 Posts : 206

I expect a lot of people either own or have heard of these two books, but i just wanted to recommend them to anyone who hadn't.

"How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth"

and also

"How to Read the Bible Book by book"

both by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart.

I've got a feeling i heard them mentioned on some other thread a few days ago, but i've no idea where and can't find it anymore.

These are two of the best books I've ever come across as regards to reading and understanding the bible. How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth goes through useful techniques in studying and interpreting the various books as well as seperating them into different literary styles and describing how to approach each one, and How to Read the Bible Book by Book goes through each book of the bible providing pretty much anything you need to know to be able to study them effectively (not to say that commentaries etc woudn't be good to have in addition to these)

^ If anyone who has read them can give them a better review then this they're welcome to.. I'm terrible at describing books. Razz

These books are very easy to read and I really couldn't recommend them more highly to anyone here who doesn't yet own them. alien

They're the best study guides i've ever come across, and they were originally recommended to me by the leader of a bible study course attended a couple of years ago above any of the other books he could suggest (and he has read far more widely than i have).
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Play it LOUD!! Age : 51 Joined : 06 Jan 2007 Posts : 11691

Actually........

I've never read either one. Evil or Very Mad

I've read something similar but.....I can't remember the author. Embarassed

Sounds like these would do me good. Twisted Evil

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I studied under Doug Stuart. I used to attend Church with his former teaching assistant who proofread How to Read the Bible Book by Book (and spent long hours scanning all the hardcopies of Fee's portions into Stuart's computer about a year before the book was printed. Fee's a great scholar, but his tech savvy needs work Cool

). Fee & Stuart designed that book specifically for laypeople who wonder about things like, 'Why is Ecclesiastes in the Bible?' The book serves that purpose well.

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Scourge, to do the links like you want, type something like this:

Link

Then, highlight that word while still in the "Quick Reply" box and then click on the little icon that looks like a small globe with a chain link under it. A box will pop up that you can paste (or type if you prefer) your link URL in it. Then hit OK. Then, your link will have the word you typed as what we see; but if you click it, it will take us where you want us to go.

Try this:

CD Baby
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Subject: Re: Book Recommendation Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:11 am

Will have a look next time I'm at the bookstore Smile

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Age : 22 Joined : 18 May 2007 Posts : 3017

certainly sounds interesting to me. i'll have to check them out.
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