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Frameworks of Meaning

2. Frameworks of Meaning. I. Intrinsic Frameworks. II. Extrinsic Frameworks. III. Our Orientation. Canon. Testament. Corpus. Book. Section. Chapter. Paragraph. Verse. Sentence. Phrase. Word. Morpheme. Levels of Intrinsic Concerns (2.1). More Contemporary Focus.

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Frameworks of Meaning

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  1. 2 Frameworks of Meaning I. Intrinsic Frameworks II. Extrinsic Frameworks III. Our Orientation

  2. Canon Testament Corpus Book Section Chapter Paragraph Verse Sentence Phrase Word Morpheme Levels of Intrinsic Concerns (2.1)

  3. More Contemporary Focus More Traditional Focus Traditional Focus on Smaller Units For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). “World”ko,smoj What does this word mean? “everyone” “world system,” “the elect”? “one and only Son”monogenh,j What does this word mean? “only” “special”? “believes in him” o` pisteu,wn eivj auvto.n Is this different from: o` pisteu,wn auvto.n or o` pisteu,wn evnauvto.n ? Does this verse teach that God loves everyone in the same way? Canon Testament Contemporary Focus on Larger Units Corpus For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16). Book How does this verse’s meaning depend on the surrounding context of the chapter? How does this verse’s meaning depend on this section of the gospel of John? Section How does this verse’s meaning depend on the whole gospel of John? Chapter How does this verse’s meaning depend on the whole NT? How does this verse’s meaning depend on the whole Canon? Paragraph Verse Sentence Phrase Word Morpheme Evangelical Practices (2.2)

  4. Discerning structure is an objective, quantifiable, scientific process avoiding subjective matters such as authorial intention and historical circumstances. Totalization (final, complete interpretation) results from exhaustive inspection the structures of a text. Discerning structure is the key to meaning because meaning is derived from the relationships between the elements of a text. etc. Structuralism Intrinsic Structuralist Focus (2.3)

  5. No text is autonomous. No text can be totalized. Indeterminable number of extrinsic non-texts (e.g. people, circumstances, customs, etc.) define the meaning of the text. Indeterminable number of extrinsic texts (e.g. books, speeches, etc.) define the meaning of the text. Single Text Structures within Structures within Structures Extrinsic Post-Structuralist Focus (2.4)

  6. Investigating Original Meaning Intrinsic Analysis Scene Episode Section Book Document Writer Audience Extrinsic Analysis Geography Religions Politics Other Texts Language History In Israel - Outside Israel Countless Options for Consideration Intrinsic/Extrinsic Options (2.5)

  7. How does the theme of the Kingdom of God help us understand OT passages? How do the biblical covenants help us understand OT passages? How should we handle whole books as units of meaning? How should we handle scenes, steps, episodes, sections of books? Kingdom Covenants Books Passages Our Strategy (2.6)

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