Bible-Based Hermeneutics—2nd Edition: The Philosophy and Methodology for Bible Interpretation

This textbook provides a fundamental orientation to the science of hermeneutics as utilized in the interpretation of Scripture. It suggests the need for a more-advanced, word-intensive approach (philosophy) to the study of God's Word than has been used over the past 250 years. To accomplish this advanced approach, it establishes an advanced procedure (methodology) for determining specific (or technical) meanings of God's spiritual communication to His spiritually-born children, who study the Scriptures while they are under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Bible-Based Hermeneutics is a literal-logical-historical-grammatical hermeneutic that requires and insists upon total scriptural substantiation. This textbook was developed by the Foundation for Biblical Research (FBR). Its philosophy is based on the biblical doctrine of verbal, plenary inspiration. Read more