He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives

Richard L. Pratt

Third Millennium Ministries, 1993 - Religion - 493 pages

Explains how to grasp and apply the timeless truths in Old Testament narratives.

Contents

• Three Processes of Interpretation: 2
• Preparing for Old Testament Narratives: 19
• Preparation: 20
• Different Orientations Toward Preparation: 24
• Priorities in the AuthorityDialogue Model: 34
• Major Resources for Hermeneutical Progress: 41
• The Influence of Christian Living: 43
• Major Influences of Christian Living: 44
• The Influence of Interaction: 65
• Checks and Balances in Interaction: 77
• The Influence of Exegesis: 87
• Major Exegetical Approaches: 88
• 1020: 99
• Investigating Old Testament Narratives: 105
• Investigation: 106
• The Goal of Investigation: 116
• Angles on Original Meaning: 125
• Multiple Summaries of Original Meaning: 127
• Characters in Old Testament Stories: 129
• Declining Character Among Judges: 135
• Techniques of Characterization: 145
• Scene Depiction: 151
• Clues for Scene Divisions: 158
• Imagery in Scenes: 174
• Structure in Individual Episodes: 179
• 17: 182
• 1617: 184
• 721: 187
• 112: 188
• 19: 191
• 710: 193
• 17210: 194
• 821: 196
• 119: 199
• 721: 201
• 112: 202
• Large Narrative Structures: 205
• 16 and 15721: 208
• 11614: 209
• 13923: 211
• 16434: 214
• 503613: 215
• Contrasting Parallels between Judah and Joseph: 216
• 1346a: 217
• Inclusions in Solomons Glorious Reign: 218
• 12425: 221
• 116: 223
• 11727: 224
• 11614: 226
• 4324: 228
• Writers and Their Audiences: 231
• Establishing a Range of Extrinsic Agents: 239
• Problems with Discerning Intentions: 244
• 114: 246
• Clues for a Writers Purposes: 251
• Describing a Writers Intentions: 253
• Three Dimensions of a Writers Intentions: 254
• Three Facets of Observations: 256
• Three Facets of Anticipations: 263
• Three Facets of Implications: 270
• Overview of Old Testament Narratives: 279
• The Mosaic History: 283
• The Deuteronomistic History: 291
• The Chronistic History: 297
• Other Narrative Books: 304
• Applying Old Testament Narratives: 307
• Application: 308
• Goals of Contemporary Application: 321
• Lines of Connection: 328
• Types of Adjustments in Application: 332
• From Age to Age: 335
• Epochal Considerations in Old Testament History: 339
• Three Offices of Christs Lordship: 350
• Application to the Christian Theocracy: 356
• From Culture to Culture: 361
• Evaluating Cultural Variations: 368
• Culture in the Old and New Testaments: 375
• Basic Steps for Cultural Adjustments: 380
• From People to People: 383
• Obstacles to Personal Application: 388
• Basic Steps for Personal Adjustments: 395
• Levels of Personal Application: 401
• Endnotes: 403
• Subject Index: 475
• Scripture Index: 481

About the author

Richard L. Pratt Jr. (MDiv, Union Theological Seminary; ThD, Harvard University) is president of Third Millennium Ministries. He is adjunct professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary and is the author of Pray with Your Eyes Open, He Gave Us Stories, and Every Thought Captive.

Bibliographic information

• Title: He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives
• Author: Richard L. Pratt
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Third Millennium Ministries, 1993
• ISBN: 087552379X, 9780875523798
• Length: 493 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament; Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General; Religion / General