Artemus Prime Posted February 18, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 462 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/20/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/07/1981 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hey gang...I know I'm not always around this particular Board much, but I've just gotten my paws on a book that has helped me tremendously in my reading of the OT!...now, as to some who believe I do not properly cite my outside sources (tsk, tsk), the following comes from Fee and Stuart's amazing book How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (Zondervan, 3rd Edition; Chapter 10, pg. 182-183): The Meaning of Prophecy: "The primary difficulty for most modern readers of the Prophets stems from an inaccurate prior understanding of the word "prophecy." For most people this word means what appears as the first definition in most dictionaries: "foretelling or prediction of what is to come." It often happens, therefore, that many Christians refer to the prophetic books only for predictions about the coming of Jesus and/or certain features of the new-covenant age--as though prediction of events far distant from their own day was the main concern of the prophets. In fact, using the prophets in this way is highly selective. Consider in this connection the following statistics: Less than 2 percent of OT Prophecy is messianic. Less than 5 percent specifically describes the new-covenant age. Less than 1 percent concerns events yet to come in our time. "The prophets did indeed announce the future. But it was usually the immediate future of Israel, Judah, and other nations surrounding them that they announced rather than our future. One of the keys to understanding the prophets, therefore, is that for us to see their prophecies fulfilled, we must look back on times that for them were still future but for us are past." I just thought that was an amazing clarifier for me to correctly understand and to interpret OT Prophetic scripture!...I hope it brings just as much help and support to my Worthy brothers and sisters in the Lord! Blessings, A.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricH Posted February 18, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 366 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,933 Content Per Day: 1.57 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2008 That is a wonderful book. I highly recommend it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemus Prime Posted February 18, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 462 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/20/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/07/1981 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 That is a wonderful book. I highly recommend it Agreed; otherwise, I wouldn't have posted this passage!...Really though, considering I spout so much all throughout here about the need to keep the Bible in its proper context, I figured it wouldn't hurt to post the method behind my madness, as it were... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Posted February 18, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2,338 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/19/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'm reading this book now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemus Prime Posted February 18, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 462 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/20/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/07/1981 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'm reading this book now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Posted February 18, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2,338 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/19/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 18, 2008 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemus Prime Posted February 18, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 462 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/20/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/07/1981 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Posted February 19, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2,338 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/19/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 19, 2008 I agree whole-heartedly with one of the main points of the book; namely, that we must learn to read the Bible in paragraphs, rather than the "Book-Chapter-Verse" mentality that has become so popular. In this way, we are basically (in that sense) forced to keep Scripture in its proper context, rather than "pulling" a single verse out to use to boost one's viewpoint or argument... This is one of my biggest challenges in studying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie d Posted February 19, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,081 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/29/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/08/1967 Share Posted February 19, 2008 looks like I'm gonna have to buy another book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 looks like I'm gonna have to buy another book Looks like I may be doing the same. Have a look here: How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth Didn't find it listed on Book Closeouts.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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