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WELCOME. Bible Boot Camp. Biblical Interpretation. The Interpretive Process Bridging the Historical Gap Bridging the Literary Gap Bringing the Contextual Gap. Some Common Bible Study Methods: Lucky lotto: (eyes closed) – “I will read this verse” Brussels Sprout: “Do I have to?”

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WELCOME

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  1. WELCOME

  2. Bible Boot Camp Biblical Interpretation

  3. The Interpretive Process • Bridging the Historical Gap • Bridging the Literary Gap • Bringing the Contextual Gap

  4. Some Common Bible Study Methods: • Lucky lotto: (eyes closed) – “I will read this verse” • Brussels Sprout: “Do I have to?” • Channel Changer: “Let’s read something else” • Concord: “Watch how fast I can finish” • Baseball card: “I’m very picky” • Clint Eastwood: “I don’t need anyone’s help” • Magical: “Abracadabra . . . It applies to my life” • Indiana Jones: “Let’s find the hidden meaning”

  5. The Process

  6. Basic Training Exercise illustration

  7. Interpretation: The process by which the Scriptures are understood by the reader. Hermeneutics: The theory, method, or rules of biblical interpretation. Exegesis: Gk. ex, “out” + hēgeisthai, “to lead.” The process of discovering the original meaning of the biblical text by studying the text according to the authorial intent in its historical contexts.

  8. Author's Intent Author's Intent

  9. Author's Intent Author's Intent

  10. Naked Clothed Clothed

  11. History/Culture Literature Context Grammar

  12. Combat Training Theological Eisegesis Fallacy: Gk. eis, “in” + hēgeisthai, “to lead.” The process of conforming the text to your presupposed system of belief.

  13. Combat Training Archaic Application Fallacy: The process of directly applying Scripture without extracting the timeless principles.

  14. Field Manual 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth.

  15. Josh. 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

  16. Field Ops

  17. Field Ops First Commandment

  18. First Commandment Ex. 20:1–3: “And God spoke all these words: I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me.”

  19. Additional Training: • Living by the Book by Howard Hendricks • Basic Bible Interpretation by Roy Zuck • Introduction to Biblical Interpretation by Craig Blomberg

  20. Break

  21. Bridging the Historical Gap

  22. History/Culture

  23. Basic Training • Most of the Bible is more than two-thousand years old. • There is a historical/cultural gap that must be bridged.

  24. Basic Training Historical Issue to Consider: • Author: Who wrote the book? • Date: When was it written? • Audience: Who was it written to? • Circumstances/Purpose(s): What was going on at the time? Why was it written?

  25. Basic Training Two avenues for historical research: • Internal Data – What can we learn from the text itself? • External Data – What extra-biblical historical evidence is available to us?

  26. Basic Training External Data: • Archaeology • Bible commentaries • Secondary background research • Primary background research

  27. Basic Training “Culture Shock” When you go to live in a different country, what are some of the customs that you need to be aware of? What are some of the customs that we have that are unique to our culture?

  28. “When a missionary goes to a foreign land, he must know what the people in that culture think, believe, say, do, and make. He must understand their culture in order to comprehend them and thus communicate properly with them. If you have traveled to a foreign country, you have no doubt experienced some degree of ‘culture shock.’ This means you were jolted by the unfamiliar scenes and practices of the people in that nation. . . . When we go to the Scriptures, it is as if we are entering a foreign land.” – Roy Zuck

  29. Political • Geographical • Economic • Legal • Agricultural • Military • Family • Dietary • Architectural • Clothing • Social • Philosophical Culture • Religious

  30. Combat Training

  31. Practical Eisegesis Fallacy: Gk. eis, “in” + hēgeisthai, “to lead.” Also called “reader response” The process of conforming the text to your current circumstance, making it more relevant and applicable.

  32. Manual Training

  33. Mat 8:21-22 And another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me; and allow the dead to bury their own dead."

  34. Rev. 3:14-16 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.’”

  35. Ten Plagues of Egypt Plague god rebuked Hapi, god of the Nile Heqet, goddess with frog head Set, god of desert Uarchit, fly idol Apis, bull god Isis, goddess of healing Set, god of storms Osiris, god of crops Re, sun god Isis, goddess protected children • Nile to blood • Frogs • Gnats • Flies • Livestock death • Boils • Hail • Locusts • Darkness • Death of firstborn

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