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KSOM Hermeneutics
Living by the Book, Howard G. & William D. Hendricks
Question | Answer |
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T/F: Dusty Bibles lead to clean living. | False |
T/F: Sitting under good biblical teaching is an adequate substitute for personal Bible study. | False |
Which are keys to unpacking the truth of the Bible: A person's a. attitude toward the Bible b. aptitude for Bible study c. appetite for the Word of God d. arrangement of study materials e. aim for Bible study | a, c, and e are true |
T/F: The scriptures are profitable for personal correction and individual training in righteous living. | True |
T/F: The word "inerrant" means that the Bible is completely trustworthy, reliable, and without error in it's original form. | True |
What does it mean? | Interpretation |
What do I see? | Observation |
How does it work? | Application |
Unlock the meaning | Terms |
What is the subject, object or verb; is there a cause & effect? | Structure |
What is the genre of this book of the bible? | Literary Form |
What are the setting and feelings within the Biblical text? | Atmosphere |
T/F: Asking lots of questions of the text usually leads to confusion and will not help you in understanding the Biblical text. | False |
_____________ are the people involved? | Who |
Watch for ____________________ and ____________________ relationships. | Cause; effect |
Define the _______________. | Term |
The importance of _______________. | Place |
Relate the verse to the _______________ as a whole. | Book |
T/F: _____ It will help you to understand the Bible if you read it as a love letter from God to you. | True |
T/F: _____ We should select one version of the Bible and read that version exclusively. | False |
T/F: _____ The chapter and the verse are the two most basic units of study. | False |
The authors mentioned six things to look for. What are they? Things that are _________. Things that are _________. Things that are _________. Things that are _________. Things that are _________. Things that are _________ to life. | emphasized related repeated alike unlike true |
T/F: _____ A simile is a word picture that draws a comparison between two things. | True |
T/F: _____The use of the word but is one way in which a Biblical writer signifies contrast. | True |
T/F: _____ Before we can ask ourselves, what does this mean to us, we must ask, what did this mean to the author of the text? | True |
T/F: _____ We should read the Song of Solomon in exactly the same way in which we read Romans. | False |
FBA: ____________________ of what the text says is the unpardonable sin of interpretation. | Ignorance |
T/F: _____ It is not a distortion of the text when we make a verse mean what we want it to mean instead of what it actually means. | False |
T/F: _____ The meaning of a particular text may mean something different now than it meant when it was written. | False |
T/F: _____ Overconfidence in your knowledge or understanding of a portion of Scripture can help you be more teachable. | False |
_Carefully reasoned argument; explanation _A broad category in which a story is prominent _Verse intended to be spoken or sung, not read _Close up view of an individual’s life _Short pithy statement of a truth _Brief oral story illustrating a truth | Exposition Narrative Poetry Biography Proverb Parable |
T/F: _____ The content of a passage is the raw material, or information that is contained within the passage. | True |
T/F: _____Context refers to what goes before and what follows after a particular verse. | True |
The ____________________ context of any verse is the paragraph of which it is a part, the section of which that paragraph is a part, and the book of which that section is a part. | Literary |
The ____________________ context is determined by asking questions like: What was the terrain like? What was the weather like? How far was this town from places mentioned in the text? | Geographic |
The ____________________ context is determined by asking questions like, what did the author know about God? Or, how did people worship God at that time? | Theological |
The ____________________ context is determined by asking questions about the customs and culture of the people of that day. | Cultural |
The ____________________ context is determined by asking questions like, when is this taking place? | Historical |
Literal and/or figurative: Use the _________________________ sense unless there is some good reason not to. | Literal |
Literal and/or figurative: Use the _________________________ sense when the passage tells you to. | Figurative |
Literal and/or figurative: Use the figurative sense if a ______________________ sense is impossible or absurd. | Literal |
Literal and/or figurative: Use the _____________________ sense if the expression is an obvious figure of speech. | Figurative |
Use the figurative sense if a literal interpretation involves a _______________________ of other Scriptures. | Contradiction |
T/F: _____ The Bible was not written to satisfy your curiosity about God. | True |
We substitute _____ for application. We substitute superficial obedience for substantive _____- _____. We substitute rationalization for _____. We substitute an emotional experience for a _____ _____ We substitute communication for _____ | Interpretation life - change repentance volitional decision transformation |
_____: Every person learns differently. _____: Each of us sees different things in Scripture as important. _____: Each of us have different assignments for doing the will of God _____: Each of us have different areas of strength or weakness | Education Emphasis Execution Excellence |
T/F: _____The Scripture is never changing truth in an ever-changing world. | True |
T/F: _____ A principle is a succinct statement of a relative truth. | False |
T/F: _____ Principles for applying Scripture should speak to the needs, interests, questions and problems of real life today. | True |
T/F: _____ One should check his thinking with other believers to be sure that the principles he is espousing are consistent with Biblical truth. | True |