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The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy: Muting the Masculinity of God's Words (pdf)
by Vern S. Poythress and Wayne A. Grudem
God Centered Biblical Interpretation
by Vern S. Poythress
Title Page & Copyright
Contents
Chapter 1: The Challenge of Understanding the Bible
Chapter 2: God and Biblical Interpretation
Chapter 3: What is the Bible?
Chapter 4: The Purpose of the Bible
Chapter 5: The Triunal Character of Truth
Chapter 6: Meaning
Chapter 7: Terms
Chapter 8: Communication
Chapter 9: Steps in Interpretation
Chapter 10: Alternative Hermeneutical Perspectives
Chapter 11: Exemplars and Analogy
Chapter 12: History
Chapter 13: Idols as Counterfeits
Chapter 14: Global Distortion of Interpretation
Chapter 15: Distortions in Terms
Chapter 16: Reforming the Ogden-Richards Triangle for Meaning
Chapter 17: Differences in the Doctrine of God among Christians
Chapter 18: God Redeeming Interpretation
Bibliography
In The Beginning Was The Word: Language--A God-Centered Approach (pdf)
by Vern S. Poythress
Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach
by Vern S. Poythress
The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation
by Vern S. Poythress
INTRODUCTION
Contents
Can We Understand Revelation?
Schools of Interpretation
Content and Style
Author and Date
Occasion and Purpose
Structure
COMMENTARY
A Heavenly Vision (1:1-20)
The Messages to the Seven Churches (2:1-3:22)
God's Throne Room (4:1-5:14)
Opening the Seven Seals (6:1-8:1)
The Seven Trumpets (8:2-11:19)
Seven Symbolic Histories (12:1-14:20)
The Seven Bowls (15:1-16:21)
Babylon the Prostitute (17:1-19:10)
The Appearing of Christ and the Final Battle (19:11-21)
The Judgments (20:1-21:8)
The New Jerusalem (21:9-22:5)
Closing Exhortations (22:6-21)
Science and Hermeneutics
by Vern S. Poythress
The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses
by Vern S. Poythress
Symphonic Theology
by Vern S. Poythress
Title Page & Copyright
Contents
Chapter 1: Perspectives in Everyday Life
Chapter 2: Perspectives in the Bible
Chapter 3: Perspectives in Theology
Chapter 4: Examples of Useful Biblical Perspectives
Chapter 5: In Defense of Symphonic Theology
Chapter 6: Words and Precision
Chapter 7: Twelve Maxims about Symphonic Theology
Chapter 8: Distinctive Methods of Symphonic Theology
Chapter 9: A Test Case: Miracles
Chapter 10: Pastoral Healing in the Miracles Controversy
Epilogue: Other Works on Perspectives
Bibliography
Understanding Dispensationalists
by Vern S. Poythress
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Dispensationalists and Nondispensationalists to Listen to Each Another
Chapter 2: Characteristics of Scofield Dispensationalism
Chapter 3: Variations of Dispensationalism
Chapter 4: Developments in Covenant Theology
Chapter 5: The Near Impossibility of Simple Refutations
Chapter 6: Strategy for Dialogue With Dispensationalists
Chapter 7: The Last Trumpet
Chapter 8: What is Literal Interpretation?
Chapter 9: Dispensational Expositions of Literalness
Chapter 10: Interpretive Viewpoint in Old Testament Israel
Chapter 11: The Challenge of Typology
Chapter 12: Hebrews 12:22-24
Chapter 13: The Fulfillment of Israel in Christ
Chapter 14: Other Areas for Potential Exploration
Postscript
Bibliography
