Book Review--Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics by Goldsworthy

The following review has been in the works for a long time and I am very glad for the fine job Doug has done in evaluating and comparing this book with a couple of other books on the same subject.

Reviewed Doug Smith.

Goldsworthy, Graeme. Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2007. Jacketed Hardcover, 341 pp. $29.00.

(Review copy courtesy of InterVarsity Press.)

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Indices: Name and Scripture.

ISBNs: 0830828397 / 9780830828395

Table of Contents

Excerpts:

Introduction: Can hermeneutics be saved?
1. The necessity for hermeneutics

Subject: Hermeneutics

Graeme Goldsworthy (Th.M. & Ph.D., UTS Virginia) is a retired lecturer at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. His other books include Prayer and the Knowledge of God (IVP, 2005), According to Plan (IVP, 1991; 2002), Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture (Eerdmans, 2000), Gospel & Kingdom, The Gospel in Revelation, and The Gospel and Wisdom. These last three titles have been reprinted as The Goldsworthy Trilogy (Paternoster, 2001).

(Read the full review here.)

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The two other books recommended are as follows:

• Graeme Goldsworthy, According to Plan: the Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible (IVP, 2002) [WTS ($14.30) | CBD ($16.99) | Amazon ($14.96)]
  
• Vaughan Roberts, God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible (IVP, 2002) [WTS ($9.00) | CBD ($9.99) | Amazon ($9.60)]

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Other reviews:

• Mark Traphagen at Westminster Bookstore Blog: Reveiw
• Conclusion: Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics is a clarion call for those who believe that the Bible is the word of God to interpret it like it is the word of God. It is chock full of insights useful to any thoughtful believer who wants to be able to read his or her Bible Christianly. Goldsworthy is to be particularly commended for his clear demonstration that a robust and believing biblical theology provides a solid foundation for knowing how to approach the Bible."
• Miles Van Pelt at Reformation21: Review (This is a lengthy and helpful review.)
• Conclusion: "This reviewer enthusiastically recommends Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics for both personal and classroom use. Note, however, that it is not a book best handled with casual reading. Rather, it is the type of book that must be approached with a certain level of hermeneutical angst and a willingness to perceive one’s own hermeneutical shortcomings. It is also the type of book that should be read more than once, perhaps annually for a decade or so. I conclude by expressing my sincere thanks and gratitude to the author for all of his hard work for our benefit."

Book Review--Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics by Goldsworthy