 With
characteristic clarity, Louis Berkhof examines the
Principles of Biblical Interpretation, or
hermeneutics.
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Topics Covered |
History of Interpretation
Among the Jews
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The Palestinian Jews
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The Alexandrian Jews
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The Karaites
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The Cabbalists
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The Spanish Jews
History of Interpretation in the Christian Church
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The Patristic Period
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The Middle Ages
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The Reformation
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The Period of Confessionalism
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The Historico-Critical Period
Proper Conception of the Bible
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The Inspiration of the Bible
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Unity and Diversity in the Bible
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The Unity of the Sense of Scripture
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The Style of Scripture
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The Exegetical Standpoint of
the Interpreter
Grammatical
Interpretation
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Meaning of the Separate Words
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Meaning of the Words in Their Connection
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The Explanation of Words
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Figurative Use of Words
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Interpretation of the Thought
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Internal Helps
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External Helps
Historical
Interpretation
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Definition and Explanation
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Personal Characteristics of the Author
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Social Circumstances of the Author
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Circumstances Peculiar to the Writings
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Helps for Historical
Interpretation
Theological
Interpretation
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The Bible as a Unity
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The Mystical Sense of Scripture
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The Symbolical and Typical Interpretation of
Scripture
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The Interpretation of Prophecy
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The Interpretation of the Psalms
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The Implied Sense of Scripture
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Helps for Theological Interpretation
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Louis
Berkhof served as a professor of theology and
president of Calvin Theological Seminary.
He
had an unusual capacity to assimilate a large body of
material, sort out its essential content, and
reproduce it in condensed form.
Possessing
remarkable personal and intellectual gifts, Professor
Berkhof was a voracious reader and biblical scholar.
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Bibliography |
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Systematic Theology
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Manual of Christian Doctrine
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Principles of Biblical Interpretation
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New Testament Introduction
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The Assurance of Faith
The
theological titles above serve as a partial list of books authored by
Professor Louis Berkhof.
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