Table of Contents:
CHAPTER PAGE I. WHY DIFFICULTIES? 1 Expect to Find Difficulties 1 The Reason for Difficulties 4 Difficulties are a Stumbling Block 6 Attitude is Key Factor 7 II. METHODS OF BIBLE STUDY 10 Three Basic Elements 12 Study Thoughtfully 13 Compare Scripture with Scripture 15 Prayer and Meditation 16 Bible Study Helps 19 Other External Helps 21 III. THE CAUSES OF MANY DIFFICULTIES 25 Kinds of Bible Difficulties 26 Who Is Speaking? 27 Differences Between Bible Writers 29 Writers Differ in Approach 30 How Was Time Reckoned? 32 What Did the Writer Mean? 34 IV. THE LANGUAGE OF THE BIBLE 35 Is the Language Figurative? 36 Figures of Speech 40 Hebrew Idioms 42 V. THE MEANING OF WORDS 44 Some English Words Now Obsolete 45 Usage of Some Greek Words Changed 47 Greek Words Translated with more than One Meaning 49 Meaning of "Parousia" 50 Greek Words with a Uniform Usage 51 VI. ERRORS OF COPYISTS AND TRANSLATORS 58 Errors in Translation 59 What is the Literal Meaning? 61 Marginal Renderings and Footnotes 62 Kinds of Marginal Renderings 63 Summaries of Chapters 64 VII. MORAL DIFFICULTIES 66 Why God Permitted Slavery 67 Polygamy and Divorce 69 Why God Sent Israel to War 71 Sinful Actions of Righteous Men 73 Acts of Treachery 76 Is God Merciful? 78 God Requires Exact Obedience 79 VIII. DIFFICULTIES IN PROPHECY 82 What is Prophecy? 84 Study Methods 85 Arrangement of Prophecies 87 The Millennium 88 Interpretation of Prophecy 89 IX. DIFFICULTIES IN DOCTRINE 97 Study Plain Scriptures First 98 BIBLIOGRAPHY 102 INDEX 104
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