No one reads the Bible without some interpretive principles, or hermeneutics, in place. The question every student of Scripture needs to ask, then, is this: Are your interpretive principles and methods legitimate and ethical?
In this accessible introduction to biblical hermeneutics, Nicholas G. Piotrowski presents an approach that explores three layers of context: literary, historical, and christological. Because no text exists in the abstract, interpreters must seek to understand a passage's ecology: the flow and argument of the entire biblical book, the world of the original author and audience, and the movement of redemptive history that culminates in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Careful interpretation is both a science and an art, Piotrowski argues, and it has powerful implications for what we believe and how we apply God's Word. Featuring numerous examples, further reading lists, and a glossary, In All the Scriptures equips students, pastors, and thoughtful readers to build a solid foundation for interpreting the Bible.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Graeme Goldsworthy
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Text as a Mirror
2. What Did Jesus Do?
3. In the Text
4. Around the Text
5. The Things Concerning Himself
6. Through the Text
7. In, Around, and Through the Text
8. Be Doers of the Word
Conclusion
Glossary of Hermeneutical Terms
Bibliography
Figure Credits
Scripture Index
About the Author :
Nicholas G. Piotrowski (PhD, Wheaton College) is the president and academic dean at Indianapolis Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he also teaches hermeneutics and New Testament studies. Piotrowski is the author of Matthew's New David at the End of Exile.
Review :
"Dr. Piotrowski has written a wonderful book introducing readers to the topic of biblical interpretation. I truly cannot wait to get it into the hands of my seminary students! It will be extremely helpful, especially as I and others train pastors-to-be in sermon preparation. This work is truly a gift to the church."
"Accessible, engaging, easy to digest. These are not typically the words used to describe a book about the weighty topic of biblical hermeneutics. Yet Nicholas Piotrowski has given us just this kind of useful introduction to studying the Bible accurately and ethically. He guides readers toward the importance of reading Scripture with their antennas attuned to its multiple contexts (literary, historical, and christological). Filled with insightful illustrations and examples, In All the Scriptures is a great entrée for all who want to understand the Bible better."
