OBSERVATION
These are the six "details to observe" in a passage...
Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
What is the final goal of the "Interpretation" step in the OIA method?
To discover the author’s main point
Application is where we flesh out how the timeless principle of the main point works out in our specific age. This is the century we currently live in...
21st century
This Old Testament prophet was told to preach to a valley of "dry bones"...
Ezekiel
In the Fish Story, this was the "happy thought" that led the student to discover new features of the fish...
He decided to draw it
These are the three main types of biblical literature...
Narrative, Discourse, and Poetry
In the Interpretation step, this is the very first thing we do...
ask questions of the text
You were told that discourse passages tell us in general what to do—we are left to decide the specifics of applications. In Romans 13:1 this is the general command...
obey authorities
The prayer in Acts 4 identifies these as the two historical figures as against Jesus...
Herod and Pontius Pilate
THIS is why you should use a Concordance in your Bible study...
To locate other places in the Bible where a specific word is used
The sources identify "Contrast" in a text by looking for either of these specific transition words...
"But" or "however"
This is the difference between a "summary" and the "main point"...
The main point is a timeless principle drawn directly from the text, not just a summary of events or statements in the text.
Psalm 1 gives us a Picture: The righteous are a strong tree, the unrighteous are chaff. This is the immediate application... (i.e. "how we fit in the picture)
Are you righteous or unrighteous; fruitful or worthless?
In his prayer for the Philippians, Paul asks that their love would abound more and more with THESE two specific qualities
Knowledge and all discernment
The "Bible Study Preparation Worksheet" suggests that questions should not be "binary" which means THIS...
Questions that are too simple or have a simple yes/no answer
This literary relationship is indicated by phrases like "so that" or "in order that"...
Means to End
THIS is the final objective in concluding the meaning (the main point) of a passage... (hint: format)
Ensuring the main point is a statement, not just a summary of the passage
These two criteria ensure a "plan of obedience" is effective...
The plan should be very practical and specific
This is the earliest known fragment of any Gospel, and - FOR DOUBLE POINTS - THIS IS THE specific chapter of the Bible it contains...
A fragment of John - Chapter 18 dating to around A.D. 125
According to Blomberg, this is approx. number of ancient Greek manuscripts of the New Testament currently exist, far outstripping any other ancient literature?
Over 5,000
In The Fish Story, Professor Agassiz claimed that "facts are stupid things" until they are brought into connection with this...
A general law
events, propositions, images
We used the acronym SPEECKS to outline 7 common application questions. Without consulting your bookmark, name 4.
Sin for me to repent of?
Promise for me to claim?
Example for me to follow?
Error for me to avoid?
Command for me to obey?
Knowledge of God to believe?
Something to pray about?
The Blomberg article refers to the "catechetical language" that appears in the book of Acts, which means THIS...
Formalized language used to pass on oral tradition about the resurrection
The "Bible Study Preparation Worksheet" warns us to be cautious when using a "dynamic equivalence" or paraphrase translation (like the NLT) during detailed study - this is why...
Dynamic Equivalence translations make many of the interpretive decisions for the reader