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<p>Foreword by J. I. Packer<br />
Preface to the Expanded Edition<br />
Preface to the Original Edition<br />
1. Why Study the Bible<br />
Two Myths<br />
The Clarity of Scripture<br />
The Problem of Motivation<br />
The Biblical Basis for Bible Study<br />
The Bible as Revelation<br />
Theory and Practice <br />
The Sensuous Christian<br />
A Matter of Duty<br />
2. Personal Bible Study and Private Interpretation<br />
Martin Luther and Private Interpretation<br />
Objectivity and Subjectivity<br />
The Role of the Teacher<br />
3. Hermeneutics: The Science of Interpretation<br />
The Analogy of Faith<br />
Interpreting the Bible Literally <br />
Literal Interpretation and Genre Analysis<br />
The Problem of Metaphor<br />
The Medieval Quadriga<br />
The Grammatical-Historical Method<br />
Source Criticism<br />
Authorship and Dating<br />
Grammatical Errors<br />
4. Practical Rules for Biblical Interpretation<br />
Rule 1. Read the Bible Like Any Other Book<br />
Rule 2. Read the Bible Existentially<br />
Rule 3. Interpret the Historical Narratives by the Didactic<br />
Rule 4. Interpret the Implicit by the Explicit <br />
Rule 5. Determine Carefully the Meaning of Words <br />
Rule 6. Note the Presence of Parallelisms <br />
Rule 7. Note the Difference Between Proverb and Law<br />
Rule 8. Observe the Difference Between the Spirit and the Letter of the Law<br />
Rule 9. Be Careful with Parables<br />
Rule 10. Be Careful with Predictive Prophecy<br />
Rule 11. Interpret the Bible with a Spirit of Humility<br />
5. Culture and the Bible<br />
Cultural Conditioning and the Bible<br />
Cultural Conditioning and the Reader<br />
Principle and Custom<br />
Practical Guidelines<br />
6. Practical Tools for Bible Study<br />
Bible Translations<br />
Study Bibles <br />
The King James Version<br />
Commentaries <br />
Concordances, Bible Dictionaries and Atlases<br />
Word Studies<br />
Foreign Translations <br />
What About Greek and Hebrew? <br />
Bible Software<br />
Bible Reading Program for Beginners<br />
Conclusion <br />
Notes<br />
Glossary</p>

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian discipleship organization located near Orlando, Florida. He was also copastor of Saint Andrew&apos;s Chapel in Sanford, Florida, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online.Sproul contributed dozens of articles to national evangelical publications, spoke at conferences, churches, and schools around the world, and wrote more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God, Chosen by God, and Everyone&apos;s a Theologian. He also served as general editor of the Reformation Study Bible.

J. I. Packer is regarded as one of the most influential evangelicals in North America. He is Board of Governors&apos; Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and his writings include books such as Knowing God, A Quest for Godliness, Growing in Christ (Crossway) and Rediscovering Holiness. He has preached and lectured widely in Great Britain and North America and served as general editor of the English Standard Version of the Bible published in 2001, and theological editor of the Study Bible version. In 2014, Packer was named Author of the Year by the Association of Logos Bookstores. He is a frequent contributor to and an executive editor of Christianity Today and has written numerous articles published in journals such as Churchman, SouthWestern Journal, Reformation Revival Journal and Touchstone. He received a BA, MA and PhD from Oxford University.