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THE THREE WORLDS OF THE BIBLE

THE THREE WORLDS OF THE BIBLE. Chapter One of Hauer and Young. THREE WORLDS: AN ORIENTATION. 1. LITERARY WORLD • the biblical text itself - all good literature creates a world for its reader - examples: Lord of the Rings , Harry Potter - it is THE WORLD WITHIN THE TEXT.

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THE THREE WORLDS OF THE BIBLE

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  1. THE THREE WORLDSOF THE BIBLE Chapter One of Hauer and Young

  2. THREE WORLDS: AN ORIENTATION 1. LITERARY WORLD • the biblical text itself- all good literature creates a world for its reader- examples: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter- it is THE WORLD WITHINTHE TEXT

  3. THREE WORLDS: AN ORIENTATION 1. LITERARY WORLD (WITHIN) • the biblical text itself 2. HISTORICAL WORLD • its historical contexts- evidence outside the text to learn: Who wrote it? When was it written? To whom was it written? Why was it written?- it is THE WORLD BEHINDTHE TEXT Also includes the history of the text(s) itself

  4. THREE WORLDS: AN ORIENTATION 1. LITERARY WORLD (WITHIN) • the biblical text itself 2. HISTORICAL WORLD (BEHIND) • its historical contexts 3. CONTEMPORARY WORLD • what we bring to the text • what it means to us today- there are as many of these worlds as there are readers- it is the WORLD IN FRONT OF THE TEXT

  5. THREE WORLDS: AN ORIENTATION AN ORIENTATION TO THE LITERARY WORLD 1. LITERARY WORLD (WITHIN) • the biblical text itself 2. HISTORICAL WORLD (BEHIND) • its historical contexts 3. CONTEMPORARY WORLD • what we bring to the text • what it means to us today IN FRONT OF The Three Worlds of Hauer & Young

  6. THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD (IN FRONT OF) • approach to interpretation is determined by the shared concerns and assumptions of one’s community • no single method or interpretative key will satisfy all communities • read pp. 28-34 to glean the complexity of this issue

  7. THE LITERARY WORLD (WITHIN) The Jewish and Christian Bibles • The word Bible: (Greek) biblia “books” • important to realize – it is a collection • originally they used scrolls

  8. THE LITERARY WORLD (WITHIN) Overview of the Tanak

  9. HEBREW BIBLE / TANAK (Jewish Bible) I. LAW (TORAH) 1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leviticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomy II. PROPHETS (NEVI'IM) A. Former Prophets 6. Joshua 7. Judges 8. Samuel 9. Kings B. Latter Prophets 10. Isaiah 11. Jeremiah 12. Ezekiel 13. Book of the Twelve: Hosea Nahum Joel Habakkuk Amos Zephaniah Obadiah Haggai Jonah Zechariah Micah Malachi III. WRITINGS (KETUVIM) 14. Psalms 15. Proverbs 16. Job 17. The Song of Songs 18. Ruth 19. Lamentations 20. Ecclesiastes 21. Esther 22. Daniel 23. Ezra-Nehemiah 24. Chronicles T a N a K

  10. HEBREW BIBLE / TANAK (Jewish Bible) I. LAW (TORAH) 1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leviticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomy II. PROPHETS (NEVI'IM) A. Former Prophets 6. Joshua 7. Judges 8. Samuel 9. Kings B. Latter Prophets 10. Isaiah 11. Jeremiah 12. Ezekiel 13. Book of the Twelve: Hosea Nahum Joel Habakkuk Amos Zephaniah Obadiah Haggai Jonah Zechariah Micah Malachi III. WRITINGS (KETUVIM) 14. Psalms 15. Proverbs 16. Job 17. The Song of Songs 18. Ruth 19. Lamentations 20. Ecclesiastes 21. Esther 22. Daniel 23. Ezra-Nehemiah 24. Chronicles OLD TESTAMENT (Protestant Bible) 1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leviticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomy 6. Joshua 7. Judges 8. Ruth 9. 1 Samuel 10. 2 Samuel 11. 1 Kings 12. 2 Kings 13. 1 Chronicles 14. 2 Chronicles 15. Ezra 16. Nehemiah 17. Esther 18. Job 19. Psalms 20. Proverbs 21. Ecclesiastes 22. Song of Solomon 23. Isaiah 24. Jeremiah 25. Lamentations 26. Ezekiel 27. Daniel 28. Hosea 29. Joel 30. Amos 31. Obadiah 32. Jonah 33. Micah 34. Nahum 35. Habakkuk 36. Zephaniah 37. Haggai 38. Zechariah 39. Malachi The first Five Books (The Pentateuch) The Historical Books The Poetry and Wisdom Books The Prophetic Books

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