Chapter 7 Review

It is best to read the Bible verses in isolation apart from their overall context.

The subject of the text:

You can apply a biblical text to your life before you know what it means.

Genre, structure, and grammar of a text:

Postmodernism says:

The Bible is part of God's plan for restoring creation.

An example of proper Biblical allegory

Examples of prescriptive passages in scripture:

Which are good principles for Bible study?

Good principles for studying the Bible:

The explanation of biblical text based on careful study and analysis:

What should you do with doubts?

Which is a mistake made in Bible study

To approach the Bible well, first focus on:

The background and setting that clarifies the meaning of the text.

Which are good principles for Bible study?

The Bible inspired people to learn to read, and the telegraph gave them something to practice reading.

Mistakes made when studying the Bible:

Postmodernism:

The Bible needs to be read but not interpreted.

Prayer is the essential starting point for any Bible study

Classification of literary styles including poetry, history, prophesises, psalms, proverbs, and epistles.

What says that we cannot know the ultimate truth?

This is used to reveal and analyze underlying assumptions of the Bible

Mistakes made when studying the Bible

A text can mean what its author never intended it to mean.

The process for understanding and interpreting Scripture:

For understanding context ask:

Most believers over the centuries did not own a Bible.

Characters and events presented as symbols for moral and spiritual truths

Scientists claim that we can really only know our descriptions of the world, not the world itself.

Every passage in the Bible is not meant to be read as a command.

A form of theological inquiry to categorize religious truths into a consistent system

The time, place, culture, and audience of a text.

Unique interpretations of Scripture are usually:

Mistakes made when studying the Bible

Most of the Bible is prescriptive in nature.

It is better to read scholarly books about the Bible, instead of the Bible itself