Bibl 104 Study Guide 1
STUDY GUIDE: MODULE 1
As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments, take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz.
Fee and Stuart.
1. Know: Hermeneutics is the art and science, or as some would say the theory and practice, of interpretation.
2. What do they say is the aim of a good interpretation? What is not the aim?
To get the plain meaning of the text; not the aim… uniqueness - one is not trying to discover what no else have ever seen before
3. According to Fee and Stuart, what is the antidote to bad interpretation?
The antidote to bad interpretation is not no interpretation but good interpretation based on commonsense guidelines.
4. They define “The Bible” in part as… The Bible is not a series of… both human and divine God's word given in human words in history; it is not… propositions or imperatives not a collection of sayings from a chairman God
5. Know the kinds of “communication” mentioned that God uses to convey his Word. narrative history, genealogies, chronicles, laws of all kinds, poetry of all kinds, proverbs, prophetic oracles, riddles, drama, biographical sketches, parables, letters, sermons, and apocalypses.
6. “To interpret properly the “then and there” of the biblical texts, you must…”
Not only know some general rules that apply to all the words of the Bible but you also need to know the special rules that apply to each of these genres.
7. Know and be able to discuss the two types of ‘context’ mentioned in the reading. Why are these items important?
Historical Context - The author's time, culture, audience, geographical, topographical, and political factors. Also gives the occasion for the author's writing. Literary Context - this is what most people mean when they talk about reading something in it's context. Essentially, literary context means first that words only have meaning in sentences, and second
As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments, take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz.
Fee and Stuart.
1. Know: Hermeneutics is the art and science, or as some would say the theory and practice, of interpretation.
2. What do they say is the aim of a good interpretation? What is not the aim?
To get the plain meaning of the text; not the aim… uniqueness - one is not trying to discover what no else have ever seen before
3. According to Fee and Stuart, what is the antidote to bad interpretation?
The antidote to bad interpretation is not no interpretation but good interpretation based on commonsense guidelines.
4. They define “The Bible” in part as… The Bible is not a series of… both human and divine God's word given in human words in history; it is not… propositions or imperatives not a collection of sayings from a chairman God
5. Know the kinds of “communication” mentioned that God uses to convey his Word. narrative history, genealogies, chronicles, laws of all kinds, poetry of all kinds, proverbs, prophetic oracles, riddles, drama, biographical sketches, parables, letters, sermons, and apocalypses.
6. “To interpret properly the “then and there” of the biblical texts, you must…”
Not only know some general rules that apply to all the words of the Bible but you also need to know the special rules that apply to each of these genres.
7. Know and be able to discuss the two types of ‘context’ mentioned in the reading. Why are these items important?
Historical Context - The author's time, culture, audience, geographical, topographical, and political factors. Also gives the occasion for the author's writing. Literary Context - this is what most people mean when they talk about reading something in it's context. Essentially, literary context means first that words only have meaning in sentences, and second