A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules is a book that lives up to its name, and provides a firm bedrock from which to study, interpret, and understand the Bible and its myriad genres.

Senior New Testament scholar Robert Stein helps readers identify various biblical genres, develop the skills to extrapolate meaning from biblical texts, and apply that meaning to contemporary life.

Having undergone a complete revision to reflect Stein's current thinking and changes to the discipline over the past decade, students of the Bible at all levels will find the book effective in group settings, classrooms, and for personal study.

Robert H Stein, 240 pages, 978-0801033735