Evaluating Biblical Arguments - Part 12

HERMENEUTICS #12 -- Resources for further study:

If anyone is interested in investigating this further, here are some good resources for studying hermeneutics and learning how to interpret the Bible accurately:

*How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth* -- by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart. Zondervan, 1982.

*Living by the Book* -- by Howard Hendricks and William Hendricks. Moody Press, 1991.

*Guide to Understanding Your Bible* -- by Josh McDowell. Here's Life Pub., 1982.

*Expository Hermeneutics: An Introduction* -- by Elliot Johnson . Zondervan, 1990.

*Understanding and Applying the Bible* -- by J. Robertson McQuilken. Moody Press, 1992.

*Handbook for Bible Study* -- by Grant Osborne and Stephen Woodward. Baker Book House, 1979.

*Basic Bible Interpretation* -- by Roy Zuck. Victor Books, 1991.

*Joy of Discovery in Bible Study* -- by Oletta Wald. Augsburg Publishing House, 1975.

*Protestant Biblical Interpretation* -- by Bernard Ramm. Baker Book House, 1970.

One final comment. In response to someone's questions about interpretation, I suggested two things: first -- call Talbot Seminary, from which Gary Ezzo was graduated, and ask about what it teaches; second -- call Grace Community Church, where Ezzo served on staff for ten years, and ask about its approach. The senior pastor at Grace -- back when Ezzo was there, and still today -- is John MacArthur. Many of the comments I wrote in the previous posts are adaptations of the written statements of Dr. MacArthur himself.

Nothing I have said in all these posts is considered unusual, or out of the ordinary in the least. These are the standard tools of interpretation that are taught at the very seminary where Gary Ezzo received his degree, and that are advocated by his own former senior pastor. And Gary Ezzo's blatant violations of these principles are among the problems that led Grace Church to: first, attempt to bring correction to Ezzo; second, because Ezzo refused correction, publicly disassociate itself with him and disavow his teachings.