Understanding the Bible, Expanded Edition

by John Stott

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 1999

Overview

This book answers foundational questions: Who wrote the Bible? What is its message? Why is it thought to be a “holy” book? How does one read and interpret it? Best of all, though, you'll broaden your vision of Jesus Christ, the focal point of Scripture. How? By better understanding the geographical, religious, and historical concerns that shaped the world in which he lived. You’ll see Jesus as never before: both as a man of his times and culture, and as the culmination of a divine providence that prepared the way for the ministry of the Messiah. Written by renowned preacher, writer, and apologist John Stott, this new, expanded edition includes questions at the beginning of each chapter to help you focus, new, up-to-date maps for the chapters on history and geography, and an index to help you speedily access areas of interest.

Key Features

• Explains how to better understand geographical, religious, and historical context behind the Bible
• Features questions to help focus on important points in each chapter
• Includes updated maps for the historical and geographical sections

Contents

• The Purpose of the Bible
• The Land of the Bible
• The Story of the Bible (Old Testament)
• The Story of the Bible (New Testament)
• The Message of the Bible
• The Authority of the Bible
• The Interpretation of the Bible
• The Use of the Bible

Top Highlights

“If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to” (Page 58)

“Thirdly, they had an extraordinary inspiration of the Holy Spirit” (Page 169)

“The central doctrine of Isaiah’s theology was the sovereignty of God. His call to the prophetic office came to him in a vision of the Lord as king, reigning from an exalted throne. He believed that God was king of the nations and used them as instruments of his own purpose.” (Page 80)

“The half-century following Hezekiah’s death was a time of religious apostasy. His son Manasseh, an abject vassal of Assyria, adopted a policy of religious syncretism and reintroduced the abomination of Canaanite and Assyrian worship which Hezekiah had destroyed.” (Page 81)

“The other weapons which the devil wielded against the church were more subtle. Unable to crush it by external pressure, he tried to undermine it from within.” (Page 120)

Product Details

• Title: Understanding the Bible (Expanded Edition)
• Author: John Stott
• Edition: Expanded Edition
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 1999
• Logos Release Date: 2019
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9780310499343, 9780310414315, 0310414318, 0310499348
• Resource ID: LLS:UNDRSTBBL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:36:11Z

About John Stott

John Stott CBE (1921 – 2011) was a Christian leader and Anglican clergyman who is noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement. He is famous as one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974. John Stott was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1945 and has served the same church ever since. He was assistant pastor of All Souls for 5 years, the senior pastor (Rector) for 25, and Rector Emeritus since 1975. During the last quarter century he had been set free (under the auspices of the Langham Partnership) to travel the world, especially for ministry to pastors and students. He has been a Chaplain to the Queen since 1959. He was President of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.