Knowing Scripture

One of the first books from the pen of R.C. Sproul, and one that remains in print 33 years later, is Knowing Scripture — a book that offers help for Christians who want to know basic principles of interpretation so they can study the Bible for themselves. In his article for this month's issue of Tabletalk, an article also titled "Knowing Scripture," Dr. Sproul sets forth just a few crucial principles for those who would faithfully interpret the Bible: the analogy of faith, the sensus literalis, the implicit must be interpreted by the explicit and the obscure must be interpreted by the clear.

Read more about these principles in "Knowing Scripture."