Articles for tag: Douglas Stuart

October 25, 2014

Christian Standard

Books for Bible Students: Reading the Bible for All Its Worth

By Mark Matson If I had to choose just one Bible handbook to accompany solid Bible study, it would be How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (Zondervan) by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart, both well-known and respected biblical scholars. This book, now in its third edition, has proven itself over three decades. The first edition, which came out in 1981, is still valuable, and the latest edition is a real treat. I use this book for college and seminary classes, and I also recommend it to my church. Fee and Stuart”s book is not a handbook, as

February 24, 2014

Christian Standard

Teach Your Students to Be Students of the Bible

By Paul Potter Imagine the anxiety of traveling to a distant land. Everything is different from the way it was back home. The people you encounter have plenty to say to you, but they are speaking a language you have never heard. The language isn”t the only thing you don”t understand. Almost nothing is familiar to you. The architecture, clothing, foods, and customs are all strange and intimidating. This is the experience of many millions today, but they haven”t traveled to the other side of the world. They have come to the pages of the Bible. Like tour guides, Christian

January 19, 2011

Christian Standard

Getting the Most from Old Testament Stories (Part 1)

By Matt Proctor (This is the first of six articles Matt Proctor will write this year under the theme, “Reading the Bible for All It’s Worth.) All human beings love a good story, so when God wanted to communicate the most important message in the universe to us, guess what he did? He told stories . . . and we”ve been captivated ever since. The Bible, and especially the Old Testament, is chock-full of narratives. The Old Testament is two-thirds of Scripture, and more than 40 percent of the Old Testament is narrative. In Sunday school children are still taught much-loved

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