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Knowing the Scriptures: Rules and Methods of Bible Study
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This saying of the Psalmist may primarily refer to some specific word of God, some promise, like that recorded about the future of David's own house (2 Samuel vii:11, 19) but the larger truth it contains and conveys is capable of so much wider scope and broader application that it may well be said to include the whole body of Holy Scripture.
Calvin translates: Thou hast magnified Thy name, above all things, by Thy word; and Luther, Thou hast made Thy Name glorious, above all, through Thy Word. But, with Hengstenberg, the majority of the best Bible students favor substantially the common rendering: Above all Thy Name, thou hast made glorious Thy Word - meaning that, beyond all works of Creation and Providence, or other means whereby God has made Himself known, He has exalted His written Word.
To those to whom it is addressed, it has power to com vict and convert, sanctify and edify; but it has even a higher power and province: it is the mirror of its Author; meant, first of all, to reveal, un'veil, magnify and glorify Him from whom it originally went forth.
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This saying of the Psalmist may primarily refer to some specific word of God, some promise, like that recorded about the future of David's own house (2 Samuel vii:11, 19) but the larger truth it contains and conveys is capable of so much wider scope and broader application that it may well be said to include the whole body of Holy Scripture.
Calvin translates: Thou hast magnified Thy name, above all things, by Thy word; and Luther, Thou hast made Thy Name glorious, above all, through Thy Word. But, with Hengstenberg, the majority of the best Bible students favor substantially the common rendering: Above all Thy Name, thou hast made glorious Thy Word - meaning that, beyond all works of Creation and Providence, or other means whereby God has made Himself known, He has exalted His written Word.
To those to whom it is addressed, it has power to com vict and convert, sanctify and edify; but it has even a higher power and province: it is the mirror of its Author; meant, first of all, to reveal, un'veil, magnify and glorify Him from whom it originally went forth.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
465 pages, Hardcover
First published December 9, 2013
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Arthur Tappan Pierson
122 books15 followersArthur Tappan Pierson (March 6, 1837 – June 3, 1911) was an American Presbyterian pastor, early fundamentalist leader, and writer who preached over 13,000 sermons, wrote over fifty books, and gave Bible lectures as part of a transatlantic preaching ministry that made him famous in Scotland and England. He was a consulting editor for the original "Scofield Reference Bible" (1909) for his friend, C. I. Scofield and was also a friend of D. L. Moody, George Müller (whose biography 'George Muller of Bristol' he wrote), Adoniram Judson Gordon, and C. H. Spurgeon, whom he succeeded in the pulpit of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, from 1891 to 1893. Throughout his career, Pierson filled several pulpit positions around the world as an urban pastor who cared passionately for the poor.
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October 24, 2018
Quite possibly my most referred to book when I'm confused on how to interpret a portion of Scripture. This guidebook is an overview on how to interpret the different types of literature found in the Bible. Easy to read and understand as well
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