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How to Read the Book

How to Read the Book. Biblical Interpretation. Digging into the Words. © John Stevenson, 2010. Nazca, Peru. A Bird's Eye View. Nazca, Peru. A Bird's Eye View. Nazca, Peru. A Bird's Eye View. The Worm's Eye View. Every book of the Bible has. A BIG IDEA. The Worm's Eye View.

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How to Read the Book

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  1. How to Read the Book Biblical Interpretation Digging into the Words © John Stevenson, 2010

  2. Nazca, Peru

  3. A Bird's Eye View Nazca, Peru

  4. A Bird's Eye View Nazca, Peru

  5. A Bird's Eye View The Worm's Eye View

  6. Every book of the Bible has A BIG IDEA

  7. The Worm's Eye View

  8. Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,

  9. Titus 2:13-14 …looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, 14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

  10. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing

  11. looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ

  12. Jesus Christ who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

  13. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. (NIV) For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men (NAS) For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men (KJV) For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people (NET)

  14. Early Manuscripts • Hand written • No verse or chapter divisions • No spaces between words

  15. Page 84 for an English example of reading an ancient text

  16. Observe Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20, NIV) Workbook Pg 19

  17. Interpreting Sermons & Discourses

  18. Discourses Sermons Given to a small group in a private or semi-private setting. Given to a large group of people in a public or semi-public setting. Examples: Sermon on the Mount; Peter’s address at Pentecost; Paul on Mars Hill. Example: Olivet Discourse, Nicodemus Interview, Samaritan Woman.

  19. The Nature of • Sermon Summaries • Inspiration and the Authority of Sermons & Discourses • Principle of Prior Knowledge Sermons & Discourses

  20. Original Audience Writer Readers Sermon Preacher

  21. Every Sermon has a Context

  22. Discourse/Sermon Contexts • Samaritan Woman: Request for water • Paul at Areopagus: Idols in Athens • Jesus in Nazareth: Reading the Scriptures • Olivet Discourse: Questions from Disciples • Pentecost: The tongues event

  23. Chapter 1 Matthew 1-7 Birth of baby Chapter 2 King orders death of babies, but child is delivered Chapter 3 Now grown, the man passes through the waters Chapter 4 40 days in the wilderness Chapters 5-7 Followers taken to a high mountain and given God’s teachings

  24. Repeated Words or Concepts • Matthew 6 • Matthew 18:1-20 • Luke 11:1-13 • Luke 12:1-40 • Luke 16 • John 8:31-58 • John 10:1-18 • Acts 3:12-26  Reward  Stumbling  Give  Anxiety/afraid  Money, mammon  Father  Thief, robber, hireling  Fathers & prophets

  25. ALP AssignmentPage 30 for a listing of passages Exegetical Paper

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