Course: How to Study Your Bible Part 2a

This course is presented by Dr. Mark Strauss. The following is my transcription of his lecture with minimal edits to make the text flow better for reading. You can download the lecture directly here (mp3) or go to the download page to download all nine lessons here.

INTRODUCTION

Lecture 3: Hermeneutics or Biblical Interpretation

The word hermeneutics comes from a Greek word hermeneuō which means to interpret. Hermeneutics is the science and art of Biblical interpretation. It is a science in that there are methods. There are rules. There is a measure of objectivity. It is also an art in the sense that it is a skill that is learned.

Some of my students ask, "Do I really need hermeneutics?" Some people say, I don't interpret the Bible, I just read the Bible. But, of course, every act of reading is also an act of interpretation. You cannot read something without interpreting it.

Course: How to Study Your Bible Part 1b

This course is presented by Dr. Mark Strauss. The following is my transcription of his lecture with minimal edits to make the text flow better for reading. You can download the lecture directly here (mp3) or go to the download page to download all nine lessons here.

INTRODUCTION

Lecture 2: The Nature of the Bible: Unity and Diversity

The best way to understand the nature of the Bible is unity and diversity. Together, these two terms really help us to understand what the Bible is and how we ought to approach it.

Course: How to Study Your Bible Part 1a

This course is presented by Dr. Mark Strauss. The following is my transcription of his lecture with minimal edits to make the text flow better for reading. You can download the lecture directly here (mp3) or go to the download page to download all nine lessons here.

INTRODUCTION

Lecture 1: Introductory Hermeneutics

This is a course in basic introduction to the Bible. We call the interpretation of the Bible, hermeneutics, and so this is a course in introductory hermeneutics. God's Word, the Bible, came to us in human language and in human culture and in human contexts; and we understand God's Word by reading it within that particular culture and context in which it was given. We're gonna divide the course up beginning with introductory issues, and the first issue we're gonna cover today are some of our presuppositions, the presuppositions we bring to the table to interpret the Bible.

John MacArthur: Is the Bible Reliable?

This is a collection of lectures in mp3 by John F. MacArthur  regarding the reliability of the Bible. Here's a quick introduction to this great man:

John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr. (born June 19, 1939 is a United States evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You. MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker and has served as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969, and as the President of The Master's College (and the related The Master's Seminary) in Santa Clarita, California.

The Bible in MP3

I finally remembered to check out the audio CDs of the Holy Bible from the library. The set is the Contemporary English Version produced by Recorded Books. I don't really have the entire set, although if I was allowed, I'd have borrowed all 30 volumes all at once. Greedy, huh? For now, I have the following volumes:

• Mathew
• John
• Mark
• Acts
• The Letters of Paul I
• The Letters of Paul II