Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

• Part 1: Introductory Principles for InterpretationFoundations for InterpretationPrinciples for Interpreting the BibleComplementary Starting Points for InterpretationPart 2: Simple Steps for InterpretationThree Simple Steps in InterpretationThe Three Steps as PerspectivesCorrelation: Comparing PassagesPart 3: Issues with TimeTransmissionOriginal ContextsOriginal CommunicationPart 4: Issues with AuthorshipDual AuthorshipDifficulties with AuthorshipPart 5: Issues with LanguageBasic Linguistic StructuresUnderstanding Linguistic SubsystemsUnits in Contrast, Variation, and DistributionMeaningFigurative LanguageWords and ConceptsDiscourseGenreUsing CommentariesPart 6: Redemptive-Historical InterpretationThe History of RedemptionChristocentric InterpretationTypologyAdditional Stages Reflecting on TypologyVarieties of AnalogiesVarieties of TypesAntitypesThemesPart 7: AssessmentHermeneutics Outline in DetailAlternate Paths of InterpretationThe Fulfillment ApproachBoundaries for InterpretationPart 8: ExamplesProverbs 10:1Psalm 4:8Amos 1:3ConclusionAppendicesAppendix A: Redeeming How We InterpretAppendix B: Secular Views of MeaningAppendix C: Interpreting Human TextsAppendix D: Redeemed Analogues to Critical MethodsAppendix E: Philosophical Hermeneutics

Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

• Part 1: Introductory Principles for InterpretationFoundations for InterpretationPrinciples for Interpreting the BibleComplementary Starting Points for InterpretationPart 2: Simple Steps for InterpretationThree Simple Steps in InterpretationThe Three Steps as PerspectivesCorrelation: Comparing PassagesPart 3: Issues with TimeTransmissionOriginal ContextsOriginal CommunicationPart 4: Issues with AuthorshipDual AuthorshipDifficulties with AuthorshipPart 5: Issues with LanguageBasic Linguistic StructuresUnderstanding Linguistic SubsystemsUnits in Contrast, Variation, and DistributionMeaningFigurative LanguageWords and ConceptsDiscourseGenreUsing CommentariesPart 6: Redemptive-Historical InterpretationThe History of RedemptionChristocentric InterpretationTypologyAdditional Stages Reflecting on TypologyVarieties of AnalogiesVarieties of TypesAntitypesThemesPart 7: AssessmentHermeneutics Outline in DetailAlternate Paths of InterpretationThe Fulfillment ApproachBoundaries for InterpretationPart 8: ExamplesProverbs 10:1Psalm 4:8Amos 1:3ConclusionAppendicesAppendix A: Redeeming How We InterpretAppendix B: Secular Views of MeaningAppendix C: Interpreting Human TextsAppendix D: Redeemed Analogues to Critical MethodsAppendix E: Philosophical Hermeneutics

Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

• Part 1: Introductory Principles for InterpretationFoundations for InterpretationPrinciples for Interpreting the BibleComplementary Starting Points for InterpretationPart 2: Simple Steps for InterpretationThree Simple Steps in InterpretationThe Three Steps as PerspectivesCorrelation: Comparing PassagesPart 3: Issues with TimeTransmissionOriginal ContextsOriginal CommunicationPart 4: Issues with AuthorshipDual AuthorshipDifficulties with AuthorshipPart 5: Issues with LanguageBasic Linguistic StructuresUnderstanding Linguistic SubsystemsUnits in Contrast, Variation, and DistributionMeaningFigurative LanguageWords and ConceptsDiscourseGenreUsing CommentariesPart 6: Redemptive-Historical InterpretationThe History of RedemptionChristocentric InterpretationTypologyAdditional Stages Reflecting on TypologyVarieties of AnalogiesVarieties of TypesAntitypesThemesPart 7: AssessmentHermeneutics Outline in DetailAlternate Paths of InterpretationThe Fulfillment ApproachBoundaries for InterpretationPart 8: ExamplesProverbs 10:1Psalm 4:8Amos 1:3ConclusionAppendicesAppendix A: Redeeming How We InterpretAppendix B: Secular Views of MeaningAppendix C: Interpreting Human TextsAppendix D: Redeemed Analogues to Critical MethodsAppendix E: Philosophical Hermeneutics