With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself "literal" and one that is more "meaning-based"? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God's Word? How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two seasoned Bible translators, here is an authoritative guide through the maze of translations issues, written in language that everyday Bible readers can...

Building on the belief that the task of exegesis is to understand the divine-human intention locked within the biblical text, Gordon Fee provides a lucid step-by-step analysis of exegetical procedures that has made New Testament Exegesis a standard textbook for nearly two decades. Now more than ever, with an updated, newly integrated bibliography and an appendix directly addressing reader-response criticism, this essential, classic guide will assist students, scholars, and clergy in coming to grips with the New Testament.

The seventeen studies in this volume provide a comprehensive presentation and assessment of past and current methods applied to the New Testament text. Both acknowledged specialists in historical and methodological studies of textual criticism, coauthors Epp and Fee offer an introductory survey of the whole field of New Testament textual criticism, followed by sections of essays on these topics: definitions of key terms; critiques of current theory and method; methods of establishing textual relationships; studies of the papyri with respect to text-critical method; and guidelines for the use...

For many years Gordon Fee, one of today's foremost evangelical scholars, has been asked to bring his trusted biblical expertise together with his well-known passion for the gospel and the church. "Listening to the Spirit in the Text "is his answer. Gathered here are Fee's best studies and reflections on the art of attending to the biblical text critically yet with a deep spiritual sensitivity. These insightful chapters cover a wide range of contemporary topics, including the relationship between Bible study and spirituality, gender issues, worship, tongues speaking, church order and...

Over the past twenty-five years Gordon D. Fee has produced a steady stream of articles and academic papers addressing thorny text-critical issues, delicate exegetical concerns, and profound theological matters. Many of these scholarly pieces have made significant contributions to the field of New Testament studies, but they have been scattered in a wide range of publications. Now, in this book, twenty-one of Fee's finest shorter works are conveniently available together in a single volume. In many ways this collection reflects Fee's own journey as a biblical scholar. The volume begins with...

Este manual trata principalmente el proceso exegetico en si, un proceso determinado por las razones por las que se emprenda: estudiar metodicamente un texto entero de la Biblia, procurar resolver las dificultades en un pasaje problematico, o preparar un mensaje o un estudio biblico.

Esta tercera edicion presenta una serie de revisiones importantes de acuerdo con los mas recientes estudios academicos, los nuevos recursos y los cambios culturales. Novedades de la tercera edicion: Lenguaje actualizado. Nuevo prologo del autor. Renovacion completa de varios capitulos para facilitar su lectura. Lista actualizada de recursos y comentarios.

En Pablo, el Espiritu y el pueblo de Dios este erudito pentecostal ha redefinido los terminos de la discusion sobre el Espiritu Santo de una manera que trasciende los paradigmas de hoy sobre la orientacion carismatica o no carismatica. Sus palabras son un fuerte recordatorio de lo que Dios, a traves de su Espiritu Santo, pretende que la iglesia sea... Su trabajo es un intento de dirigirnos de nuevo a la Biblia y revigorizar nuestra propia vision de como el Espiritu moviliza a la comunidad de creyentes en la iglesia local.