Big Picture
The title of this series was Reading the Bible with Your ______.
Life
Name one word from the “Dictionary of Misunderstood Words” that led to Sabina and Franz misunderstanding one another.
bowler hat, woman, music, cemetery
3 examples of Connective words (or phrases) are:
and, since, before, but, so that, however, and then...and many more
The biblical genre that can be compared to the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution.
Law
When we approach the Bible, we can remember the miracle when Jesus told the disciples to put their nets ________________________.
When we approach the Bible, we can remember the miracle when Jesus told the disciples to put their nets out on the other side.
The Bible is alive, and we’re encouraged to lay ourselves down on the “______” and let God’s word perform “_______” in our hearts.
The Bible is alive, and we’re encouraged to lay ourselves down on the “operating table” and let God’s word perform “surgery” in our hearts.
To understand the meaning of a word in the Bible, we need to hold our own definitions lightly and look at the surrounding _________.
To understand the meaning of a word in the Bible, we need to hold our own definitions lightly and look at the surrounding context.
To help understand the connectives, try to formulate the ________ that the connective would be answering.
To help understand the connectives, try to formulate the question that the connective would be answering.
The biblical genre that can be compared to the song, “Hello,” by Adele.
Poetry
Why do you see the ______ that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the ____ that is in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3)
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3)
What is the website that can help you understand the big picture, historical context, and structure of every book of the Bible?
What was the (non-Bible) word that Elanor showed during this lesson, which had 3 different meanings, depending on the context?
duck
Name the different levels of context. (Remember the zoom-in/zoom-out diagram)
Whole Book, Paragraph, Sentence, Word
The biblical genre that can be compared to the story of Masher and Fooniper and the wise polar bear.
Parable
DAILY DOUBLE
In 1 Peter 3, submitting to husbands helps women express their hope in God the way Sarah did when she submitted to Abraham.
The Meaning of ______ brings forth the Meaning of the ________, which brings forth the Meaning to ______.
The Meaning of Words brings forth the Meaning of the Passage, which brings forth the Meaning to Me.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
In biblical times, they didn’t have videos, so they used poetry/imagery to help share vivid experiences.
To have the proper context, it’s always important to remember the original ______ and the _______ they were writing to.
To have the proper context, it’s always important to remember the original author and the audience they were writing to.
The biblical genre that can be compared to the book, How to Make Friends and Influence People.
Wisdom Literature
Because we have a great high priest who completely sympathizes with our weaknesses, Hebrews 4 tells us to _____________ with ________ to the throne of grace.
Because we have a great high priest who completely sympathizes with our weaknesses, Hebrews 4 tells us to draw near with confidence to the throne of grace.
To understand the Meaning to Me of any given passage, I need to know how my life overlaps with the lives of the _________ ___________.
To understand the Meaning to Me of any given passage, I need to know how my life overlaps with the lives of the original audience.
In our culture of abstract thinking, it’s easy to misread imagery by boiling it down into _________.
In our culture of abstract thinking, it’s easy to misread imagery by boiling it down into concepts.
Tracing the connectives in a passage helps us let go of our own _________ and discover new linkages the author is creating.
Tracing the connectives in a passage helps us let go of our own expectations/assumptions and discover new linkages the author is creating.
Knowing the genre of the text helps us understand the author’s ______ in writing.
Knowing the genre of the text helps us understand the author’s purpose in writing.
In 2 Corinthians 5, we see how Paul was controlled by the love of Christ because of a strange conclusion he made: one died for all, therefore _____________, causing Paul to see everyone not as their old self but as a new creation.
In 2 Corinthians 5, we see how Paul was controlled by the love of Christ because of a strange conclusion he made: one died for all, therefore all have died, causing Paul to see everyone not as their old self but as a new creation.