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How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Fourth Edition
Understanding the Bible isn't for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It's meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot of misconceptions and help you grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your twenty-first-century life. More than three quarters of a million people have turned to How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth to inform their reading of the Bible. This fourth edition features revisions that keep pace with current scholarship, resources, and culture. Changes Updated language for better readabilityScripture references now appear only in brackets at the end of a sentence or paragraph, helping you read the Bible as you would read any book--without the numbersA new authors' prefaceRedesigned and updated diagramsUpdated list of recommended commentaries and resources Covering everything from translational concerns to different genres of biblical writing, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth is used all around the world. In clear, simple language, it helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible--their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today--so you can uncover the inexhaustible worth that is in God's Word.
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Published June 5, 2014
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About the author
Gordon D. Fee
71 books210 followersGordon Fee was Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Regent College, where he taught for sixteen years. His teaching experience also included serving schools in Washington, California, Kentucky, as well as Wheaton College in Illinois (five years) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts (twelve years).
Gordon Fee was a noted New Testament scholar, having published several books and articles in his field of specialization, New Testament textual criticism. He also published a textbook on New Testament interpretation, co-authored two books for lay people on biblical interpretation, as well as scholarly-popular commentaries on 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus and on Galatians, and major commentaries on 1 Corinthians and Philippians. He is also the author of a major work on the Holy Spirit and the Person of Christ in the letters of Paul.
Gordon Fee served as the general editor of the New International Commentary series, as well as on the NIV revision committee that produced the TNIV. Besides his ability as a biblical scholar, he was a noted teacher and conference speaker. He has given the Staley Distinguished Christian Scholar lectures on fifteen college campuses as well as the annual NT lectures at Southwestern Baptist Seminary, North Park Seminary, the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, the Canadian Theological Seminary, Duke Divinity School, Golden Gate Baptist, Anderson School of Theology, Asbury Seminary, and Chrichton College. An ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, Gordon Fee was well known for his manifest concern for the renewal of the church.
Gordon Fee was married and had four married children.
Gordon Fee was a noted New Testament scholar, having published several books and articles in his field of specialization, New Testament textual criticism. He also published a textbook on New Testament interpretation, co-authored two books for lay people on biblical interpretation, as well as scholarly-popular commentaries on 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus and on Galatians, and major commentaries on 1 Corinthians and Philippians. He is also the author of a major work on the Holy Spirit and the Person of Christ in the letters of Paul.
Gordon Fee served as the general editor of the New International Commentary series, as well as on the NIV revision committee that produced the TNIV. Besides his ability as a biblical scholar, he was a noted teacher and conference speaker. He has given the Staley Distinguished Christian Scholar lectures on fifteen college campuses as well as the annual NT lectures at Southwestern Baptist Seminary, North Park Seminary, the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, the Canadian Theological Seminary, Duke Divinity School, Golden Gate Baptist, Anderson School of Theology, Asbury Seminary, and Chrichton College. An ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, Gordon Fee was well known for his manifest concern for the renewal of the church.
Gordon Fee was married and had four married children.
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December 30, 2025
How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth (2014)
Two things I know well. The Bible and how to read. Now it seems that I need to qualify this last statement. As a child, I was frequently read to, from the Bible. Once I was able to read for myself I began reading the Bible. I have read through it numerous times and have spent significant amounts of time studying specific passages and books within it. With that qualification, I have found that there are some (many) theological ideas and concepts that I do not really understand.
As a child, I believed as a child. As a youth, I found that that belief system was not sufficient for my expanded perspective in life and that my commitment to my Heavenly Father was so much deeper. I had moved from the kiddie pool and jumped in the deep end. I could rely on what was true before, but this additional dimension required a different toolset and a greater level of trust. As I have grown, I have begun to understand that the world of the pool is itself an idealized reality. There is a whole ocean depth that I can attempt to sound.
The basics of my belief system still hold true, but I find that I am sometimes at a loss for these deeper concepts. My orthodoxy and orthopraxy are in need of growth.
Orthodoxy: right doctrine Orthopraxy: right living Summery from several definitions
This book is my natal step on the journey of understanding orthodoxy specifically. Any of the spiritual or religious books that I have read have addressed both of these topics. By their very nature, they cannot be separated. Just like you cannot separate waves from water. Most of the books I have read have been bent toward orthopraxy. But since they travel together, I have also been studying orthodoxy.
Has this changed how I will read my Bible? Yes, I believe that I will add an additional version to the two I already use. I will also try to read the letters of Paul in one sitting before reading through one chapter at a time. Beyond those specific steps, I will examine those items they considered very important but are not a part or are opposed to my belief system. Coming back to this book in a year or two would be a good thing.
Two things I know well. The Bible and how to read. Now it seems that I need to qualify this last statement. As a child, I was frequently read to, from the Bible. Once I was able to read for myself I began reading the Bible. I have read through it numerous times and have spent significant amounts of time studying specific passages and books within it. With that qualification, I have found that there are some (many) theological ideas and concepts that I do not really understand.
As a child, I believed as a child. As a youth, I found that that belief system was not sufficient for my expanded perspective in life and that my commitment to my Heavenly Father was so much deeper. I had moved from the kiddie pool and jumped in the deep end. I could rely on what was true before, but this additional dimension required a different toolset and a greater level of trust. As I have grown, I have begun to understand that the world of the pool is itself an idealized reality. There is a whole ocean depth that I can attempt to sound.
The basics of my belief system still hold true, but I find that I am sometimes at a loss for these deeper concepts. My orthodoxy and orthopraxy are in need of growth.
Orthodoxy: right doctrine Orthopraxy: right living Summery from several definitions
This book is my natal step on the journey of understanding orthodoxy specifically. Any of the spiritual or religious books that I have read have addressed both of these topics. By their very nature, they cannot be separated. Just like you cannot separate waves from water. Most of the books I have read have been bent toward orthopraxy. But since they travel together, I have also been studying orthodoxy.
Has this changed how I will read my Bible? Yes, I believe that I will add an additional version to the two I already use. I will also try to read the letters of Paul in one sitting before reading through one chapter at a time. Beyond those specific steps, I will examine those items they considered very important but are not a part or are opposed to my belief system. Coming back to this book in a year or two would be a good thing.
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