“THEOLOGY IS FOR EVERYONE. Indeed, everyone needs to be a theologian. In reality, everyone is a theologian — of one sort or another. And therein lies the problem. There is nothing wrong with being an amateur theologian or a professional theologian, but there is everything wrong with being an ignorant or sloppy theologian.”
A very strange guy who begins his Matthew class by asking you to grab all you know about the Bible or Matthew in particular and put it in the corner somewhere. Then he lets you wrestle with scripture and he is the ref. Forever grateful to have sat down under you Daniel Goepfrich.
I used Hermeneutics for Everyone for sermon prep this week. I used to turn to commentaries very early, but [this week] spent 4 days on step 1. I can honestly say I know the text very well after using the steps in this book.
I just purchased Hermeneutics for Everyone on Kindle and have read some of it. I am in the process of reading it. Your information on Bible translations is very well laid out and extremely helpful. It sums up my quest on finding the translation to read and to teach from. Some of what you wrote is similar to what I have discovered but have not been able to articulate like you have.Ā I have shared it with my recommendation on Facebook and have already had an inquiry.
I appreciate your [Greek] class. It was practical, to the point. … And, Daniel does well at communicating outside of the lectures. If I ever had questions, he was quick to get back to me to make sure that I understood.
Biblical Discipleship exceeded my expectations. I was hoping the book would help me think through discipleship and how it needed to be done based off the Scriptures. It not only help me determine how it needed to be done but it helped me evaluate where I am on āthe pathā. I have only read it once but it will be a text for me for a period of time.Ā I have been told a million times to Love but not how to mature to the point where it happens as an outpouring from a life lived from devotion to God. I am excited about filling in gaps that this has exposed in my life.
Thank you for a great time learning Greek and for taking the time to teach me.
Enjoyed the Bible Study Basics course and Theology 101. Looking forward to Theology 201.
Mr. Goepfrich is an awesome teacher. He cares that his students get a good grasp of the Greek to rightly interpret the scriptures. I received encouragement from him many times along the way.
The [Greek] course is presented with excellence and the guidance it provides is exemplary. Professor Goepfrich has done a fabulous job instructing and leading the videos. … I appreciate Professor Goepfrich for his commitment to keeping in touch with his students. I can confidently say that the video curriculum was a lifesaver for a ‘student like myself’.
Your teaching has already impacted my life. I still have a long way to go in understanding the Word and in practice. I have put my hand to the plow and looked back many times in my life. I am just starting to scratch the surface on being content, understanding the peace that comes with it, and knowing that I can do it through Christ who strengthens me. So I deeply appreciate your in-depth teaching that has already served to strengthen my relationship with the Lord.
The Greek classes were amazingly well done and presented. The lectures and workbook videos explained material in a way that was way beyond just using the textbook and workbook alone. I have been able to glean and apply material for my work in the ministry. This whole course has turned me into a total NT Greek addict.
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An old proverb says, “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.ā Too often, believers do not know how to fish, that is, how to study the Bible themselves. As a result, they settle for the fish given to them, that is, what they know about the Bible is what others have told them or what some prooftext seems to say. No greater need exists around the world than to teach believers how to understand the Bible themselves. Not only will that help them understand the great story God has given us in His word, but it will help them process what they hear or what they think they know.
In Hermeneutics for Everyone, Daniel Goepfrich has provided an excellent resource to teach a man to fish, that is, to teach anyone willing to do the work how to study the Bible in a way that leads to a correct interpretation of theĀ Scripture. His ACTSĀ model (read the book!) parallels the traditional evangelical model of āObservationāInterpretationāApplicationā but is worded in an easy-to-understand way and expanded to challenge the reader to test his or her conclusions along the way.
Goepfrich provides an excellent summary of the nature of the Scriptures and the need to study them correctly. He isĀ technically solid yet writes in a way that noĀ reader will get lost in the details or the verbiage. He provides many opportunities for the reader to practice what he or she reads through āDo It Yourselfā questions. This is an excellent tool for individual use or group studies. It will certainly be one I use!
— Dr. Roger Fankhauser (Former President, Free Grace Alliance, and retired pastor)