The life and work of Jack P. Lewis / James E. Howard -- A dean's tribute to Jack P. Lewis / Harold Hazelip -- Tributes from former students / Bill Flatt, compiler -- Disciplines related to biblical interpretation / Ian A. Fair -- The implication of proper principles of biblical interpretation for Christian unity / Ted Carruth -- The function of presuppositions and attitudes in biblical interpretation / Bill Flatt -- Identifying the pericope and its context / Raymond C. Kelcy -- Diagraming and sentence analysis / F. Furman Kearley -- Interpreting figurative language / Edward P. Myers -- The history of Old Testament interpretation / Timothy D. Hadley -- Old Testament textual criticism / Don Shackelford -- Hebrew word studies / Hugo McCord and Joel Elliott -- Interpreting Hebrew syntax / John T. Willis -- The contributions of archeology to Old Testament interpretation / John McRay -- Interpreting poetic literature in the Bible / Clyde M. Miller -- Sample interpretation from extra-biblical sources : The Nuzi material and the patriarchal narratives / Charles F. Myer, Jr. -- From creation to chaos : an exegesis of Jeremiah 4:23-26 / Jack W. Vancil