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Bible Study Methods. Tabor College Wichita. Class Overview. Syllabus-course guide Exegesis and Hermeneutics Inductive Bible Study – from text to application Let the text of Scripture shape theology Exegesis vs. Eisegesis. Class Overview. Assignments Translation Essay Reading journals
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Bible Study Methods Tabor College Wichita
Class Overview • Syllabus-course guide • Exegesis and Hermeneutics • Inductive Bible Study – from text to application • Let the text of Scripture shape theology • Exegesis vs. Eisegesis
Class Overview • Assignments • Translation Essay • Reading journals • Pre-Formal • Formal • Rules • Do not use digital resources • Avoid commentaries until the last step
“all translations are interpretations” • The philosophy of translation • Dynamic equivalence – thought for thought • Formal equivalence – word for word • All generalizations are false including the one above. • Why it’s good to be a Bible reader in the 21st century.
Albert Schweitzer Biblical Critic, Physician and humanitarian