All Roads Lead to the Text: Eight Methods of Inquiry into the Bible

Shows how to read the Bible like a world-class expert

Interpreting the Bible can be frustratingly difficult for the average person. In All Roads Lead to the Text Dean Deppe offers a user-friendly introduction to the “tools of the trade” as he trains readers in eight exegetical methods or paths of inquiry that expert biblical scholars use to interpret Scripture:

•Literary study of genre and style
•Detailed grammatical study of words, phrases, and clauses
•Structural analysis of entire passages
•Analysis of a text’s surrounding context
•Investigation of historical and cultural background
•Exploration into the history of interpretation
•Theological exegesis of themes and content
•The use of spiritual disciplines to apply a text in practical ways to contemporary life