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| The Bible is understandable with regard to its main message |
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| Art and science of interpreting texts |
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| Understanding the authors intended meaning |
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| How the reader should respond |
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| Relationship between interpretation and application |
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| While there may be many valid applications of a text, there is only one valid interpretation. |
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| What does it mean to interpret grammaticlly? |
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| Take the normal meaning of the words, phrases and sentences unless it is impossible to do so. The interpretation must correspond to the words and grammar in the text in a reasonable way. |
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| What does it mean to interpret historically? |
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| Take into account the historical background of the author and its recipients. |
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| 4 Rules for Critical Interpretation |
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1. Interpret in light of the context of the passage.
2. Interpret in light of progressive revelation
3. Interpret in harmony with other Scripture
4. Interpret the unclear in light of the clear |
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| 2 Implications of God's part and man's part in interpreting the Bible |
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| 1. Rely upon the illumination of the Holy Spirit |
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| 2 Ways that Narratives Teach Spiritual Truths |
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1. Explicitly (clearly stating it)
2. Implicitly (by what is described in the story) |
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| How do you indentify the main point of a narrative? (4) |
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1. God speaking either directly or through a character
2. The repetition of ideas, phrases, or words
3. Summary statements
4. The plot itself |
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| Mistakes to Avoid When Reading Narrative (5) |
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1. Don't lose the big picture
2. Don't read hidden meanings into the text unless a New Testament author indicates they are there
3. Don't overloook God's role
4. Don't blindly imitate practices
5. Don't apply something now that has particular application to Israel |
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| A saying or maxim (rule of thumb) which gives insight into how to live wisely |
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| Why does God command us to praise him? |
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1. Because He deserves it
2. Because it benefits us |
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| What does it mean to fear God? |
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| To humbly entrust yourself to God and align yourself with him |
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| Application Restrictions to Proverbs |
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1. Proverbs tend to be general maxims that speak the truth but not the whole truth. They do not deal with exceptions.
2. You must read ALL of the Proverbs to gain a balanced view of wisdom. |
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| What is the purpose of Proverbs? |
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| To know and understand wisdom. |
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| A movement emphasizing the belief that God's miraculous working in the Gospels and Acts describes the normal Christian life today (individually and corporately) |
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| Overt Displays of the Power of the Spirit |
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| Who is the central character in Acts? |
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| Name 4 ways the Holy Spirit empowered early Christians to carry out Christ's mission: (5) |
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1. He guided them to people who were ready to hear about Jesus
2. He guided the selection of individuals for specific ministry tasks
3. He empowered them to communicate the message boldly and effectively.
4. He empowered them to perform miracles.
5. He transformed the hearts of people so they could fulfill God's unique role for their lives. |
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| What is the main theme of Acts? |
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| The expansion of the Gospel, orchestrated by the Holy Spirit, from Jew to Gentile, from Jerusalem to Rome. |
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| Narration of what took place |
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| commands how to live the Christian life (prescriptive)/direct teaching on spiritual truths (didactic) |
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| Relationship between descriptive and prescriptive/didactic scriptures |
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| Interpret the descriptive in light of teh prescriptive/didactic -- Interpret descriptions in the Gospels and Acts in light of what the Gospels and the epistles teach. |
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| What was the purpose of miracles in the apostle's ministry? |
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| The distinguishing feature of a true apostle (2 Cor. 12:12) |
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| What restrictions are there on the use of tongues in a public meeting? (4) |
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I Cor 14.
1. Exercise care when non-Christians or new Christians are present
2. Only a few
3. They must speak in an orderly way, taking turns
4. All public tongues must be interpreted |
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| A document written to address the specific situation, questions, and needs of an individual or group |
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| Utilizing the details of the text (particulars) to arrive at the authors intended meaning (generals) |
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| 4 steps of an inductive overview |
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1. Paragraph titles
2. Information about the author, audience, and 3rd parties
3. Major themes
4. Why was the letter written?/Purpose |
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| Be able to explain how to find the main point of a paragraph (4) |
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1. Imperative statements
2. Words that signal transistion of conclusion (thus, so, therefore)
3. Overarching, controlling idea
4. Independent clauses expressing a complete thought |
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| God disclosing truth about himself and his plan to humans that could not otherwise be known |
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| What humans think about God, ultimate realtiy, etc. |
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| Verbal Plenary Inspiration |
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Verbal (the words are inspired) Plenary (all of the Bible is inspired) Inspiration (God-breathed)
God so moved the human authors of scripture that the resulting product was the Word of God written, totally without error in all that it affirms in the original autographs, in every area including theology, history, geography, and science |
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| Qualifications of verbal plenary inspiration |
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1. Not people being moved by the beauty of creation, etc.
2. Not dictation in most cases -- no automatic handwriting |
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| Why does the Bible have to be accurate in matters of history, geography, and science? |
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1. Once you reject verbal plenary inspiration, there is no logical stopping place
2. Your view of scripture is closely related to your view of Christ himself
3. Your preaching and evangelism will lack confidence and power unless you trust the truthfulness of God's Word |
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| How do you identify which word(s) you should study more carefully in a passage? (2) |
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1. Focus on words in the main and supporting points
2. Focus on words that are difficult to understand |
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| converting words and phrases in one language into words and phrases with the same meaning in another language |
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| Converting the letters and sounds in one language into the letters and sounds in another language. |
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| What are the three tests for the historical reliability of any text? |
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1. Bibliographic
2. External
3. Internal |
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| What does Psalm 22 tell us about Jesus' death? |
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| What does Isaiah 53 tell us about Jesus' death? |
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| Purpose of his death and manner of burial |
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| What does Daniel 9 tell us about Jesus' death? |
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| The study of the recognition and acceptance of the books given by God's inspiration |
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| Books written by Jewish authors during 200 BC to 50 BC |
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| Criteria used to determine which books were in the OT canon? the NT canon? |
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Prophetic authorship
Apostolic authorship |
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| Why don't the Apocryphal books belong in the Bible? (5) |
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1. Apocryphal books themselves admit the prophetic succession ended with Zechariah and Malachi
2. Do not harmonize
3. Never claim to be Scripture
4. Josephus rejected canonicy of the Apocryphal books -- apparently reflecting contemporary Jewish thought.
5. Never accepted historically |
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