Interpreting the Bible recap

The Bible

100

There are two broad types of Bible Translations. The first is dynamic equivalence and the second is formal equivalence. A more word for word approach is an example of which type of Bible translation

Formal equivalence

200

In our first session we looked at 2 Timothy 3:15-17 which tells us why Scripture is so important. We learnt an acrostic, SCAN, to summarise what it teaches. What does the A stand for?

Because Verse 16 says “All scripture is breathed out (inspired) by God.” We can say God's word is our authority.

300

What is one attitude or practice we should adopt before we begin to interpret the Bible? (we looked at a few in our first session)

Be aware of the assumptions you bring the Scripture

Be humble

Be prayerful

Come with faith not skepticism

400

What is the timeless truth that the original recipients share with us today that is expressed in almost every passage

We all share the same sinful nature

Interpreting the Bible

100

Finish this sentence: The Bible was written for us but not ....

to us. To understand what it means for us we first need to know what it meant for them.

200

Does exegesis mean "To 'draw out of' a text what it means or "To 'read into' a text what one wants it to mean"?

"To 'draw out of' a text what it means

300

The Weslyan Quadralateral (BRIE diagram) names the four types of authority we might refer to when interpreting the Bible. Name at least two.

Bible
Reason
Institution (tradition)
Experience

400

Which of the following seeks to work out the relationship between the words of a sentence: Semantics or Syntax

Syntax. Semantics seeks to work out the possible meanings of a word

Biblical and Systematic Theology

100

Which of the following seeks to trace the story of the Bible as it develops: Biblical Theology or Systematic Theology

Biblical Theology

200

The Bible contains some truths that you would call closed-handed and some that you would call open-handed. Baptism would fall under which category? 

Open handed.

300

In our first session we saw that Biblical Theology involves finding connections between shadows and the realities they point to. What might the Exodus from slavery in Egypt foreshadow or point to in the New Testament?

Exodus from slavery in Egypt forshadows Jesus (Matt 2:14-15) and Jesus taking his people out of captivity to sin (John 8:34)

400

Systematic Theology helps us understand what the whole Bible teaches on a topic. What we learn becomes the assumptions we use when reading the Bible. What is one assumption or commitment we might tell our students when we go to read the Bible?

1.The commitment that the Bible is the Word of God, 

2.The Gospel/Jesus is the central theme of the bible 

3.The New Testament fulfills the Old Testament