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Book Description
- Title:
- Knowing the Scriptures. Rules and Methods of Bible Study
- Authors:
- Arthur Tappan Pierson [1837-1911]
- Publication Year:
- 1910
- Location:
- London
- Publisher:
- James Nisbet & Co. Ltd.
- Pages:
- 459
- Subjects:
- Bible, Hermeneutics, Interpretation
- Copyright Holder:
- Public domain
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Bible Study; Some of its Laws and Methods
- Supreme Authority of the Word of God
- The High Level of the Word of God
- The Identity of the Written and Living Word
- The Prophetic Element in Scripture
- Structural Form in Scripture
- Mutual Relations of the Two Testaments
- The Bible as a Book Among Books
- Numerical and Mathematical Features
- The Law of Grammatical Construction
- Bible Versions and Translations
- Biblical Names and Titles
- Scripture Dialect and Self Definition
- Verbal Changes and Variations
- Scriptural Precision and Discrimination
- Similar and Equivalent Terms
- Prominent and Dominant Words and Phrases
- Leading Paragraphs and Passages
- Summaries of Biblical Truth
- Marked Recurrence of Like Language
- Refrain and Chorus in Scripture
- Thoughts Which Transcend all Speech
- Context or Connection
- Recurrence of Thought and Idea
- Topical Methods of Study
- The Totality of Scripture Testimony
- Analysis and Synthesis
- Combination and Unification
- Classification and System
- Comparison and Contrast
- Systematic and Progressive Teaching
- Poetic Parallelism
- The Scattered Proverbs of Scripture
- Divine Patterns and Enconiums
- Legal and Ethical Standards
- Miracles and Discourses
- The Place and Province of Parables
- Biblical Figures of Speech
- Typology and Symbolism
- Value of Historic Sidelights
- Representative Historic Scenes
- Links Between the Historical and Ethical
- The Illustrative Typical Element
- Misunderstandings and Perversions
- Dispensations, Ages and Covenants
- The Mystical Element and the Mysteries
- Occult References and Intimations
- Pictorial Helps to Impression
- The Humorous Element in Scripture
- Finding Hid Treasure in God's Word
- Gathering up Fragments
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