How to Read the Bible

by John Goldingay

  • Year 1977
  • Type Book
  • Genre biblical hermeneutics
  • Tradition Evangelical
  • Original language English

For For someone opening the Bible for the first time or wanting a map of its books; not for readers wanting critical introduction or detailed study of one book.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
5 of 5 essential
For the researcher
1 of 5 marginal
Difficulty
1 of 5 light

A short guided tour of the whole Bible for first-time readers, arranged as story, word and response.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 0 of 5
  • Scriptural 5 of 5
  • Experiential 2 of 5
  • Sociological 1 of 5
  • Historical 2 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

An introduction to the whole Bible for new readers, published in Britain by Oliphants in 1977 and in the United States by Judson Press in 1979 as Reading the Bible for the First Time. It is arranged in four parts: the story of God and his people (Genesis through Acts), the word of God to his people (law, prophets, apostolic letters, apocalyptic and wisdom), Israel's response to God (Psalms, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Job), and the Bible today. It was first written around the Good News Bible. Goldingay revised the text slightly in 2013 and posted it on his website, inviting readers to print, copy and distribute it.

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    1977
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