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Interpreting the Bible
Interpreting the Bible
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In the NIV study Bible Cross references are found:
In the Margin
In the footnotes
It doesn't have any
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After identifying a word in its original language we should:
List all the ways it could be used and randomly choose one
List all the ways it could be used
List all the ways it could be used and choose our favorite
None of the above
3
Jesus' parables are stories to
Point ti the expectations God has for Humans
Show the character of God
Explain the Kingdom of God
All of the Above
4
Each Gospel writer has an Agenda to their narrative
True
False
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A parable is
A story with no point or reason
A story that Jesus told to illustrate a spiritual truth
Is only relevant to the people Jesus said it to
Should be skipped over because it's hard to understand
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We often miss gaps because we assume we know what the writer is saying
True
False
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What is Euangelion?
The Good News
A type of horse used to pull Pharoah's chariots
Something else
A large ship once owned by a man named Euon
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What are the three legs which are foundational to Israel
The Law, Jesus and Amos
Moses, Abraham and Solomon
The Law, The Prophets and the Wisdom Books
The Major Prophets, The Minor Prophets and the Torah
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Understanding the larger context is optional
True
False
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What is the immediate context
The chapter the passage comes from
Three verses either side of the passage we are reading
The here and now part of the passage
Details outside the passage which help make sense of what is in the passage
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A good question to ask about larger context is: Are there similarities between my passage and an earlier one?
True
False
12
The time between Jesus first and second coming is often referred to as:
The now but not yet times
The Pre-Exilic times
The Inbetween times
The Time to come
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The four P's when understanding Biblical poetry are:
Parallelism, Pictures, Patterns and Pokemon
Parallelism, Pictures, Patterns and Pheelings
Parallelism, Pictures, Patterns and Pythagoras
Parallelism, Pictures, Patterns and People
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Application is....
Eisegesis
Exegesis
Not necessary
About encouraging transformation
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After spotting a "Gap" we should first:
Research it
Work out its significance
Ignore it completely
Classify it
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What should we remember when we are trying to understand bible passages
Confer
Conflate
Concede
Context
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When reading scripture nobody reads anything without interpreting it.
True
False
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What are the three canons of interpreting biblical words? (select 3)
Words can be used in different ways to mean different things
Context helps us understand the meaning
The original language can be a challenge to understanding
All of the above
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A good rule for application is
Look for the principle in the text
Decide what you want the passage to say first
Rely on commentaries
Understand that God's work never varies from age to age
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We should read everything in the bible according to its Genre
False
True
21
The Gospel is informational, theological and....
Pernicious
Pervasive
Persuasive
Personal
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Our six faithful friends when asking questions of the text are: Who, What, Where...
Which, When and Whatsup
When, Why and How
Which, Where, and How
When, Which and How
23
Gospels narratives are biological by nature?
True
False
24
When looking for details in Biblical passages we should look for
Contrasts, Comparisons, Illustrations
Advice, Instructions, Warnings
All of the above
Reasons for or results of doing things
25
New Testament letters are often written in response to something
False
True
26
The New Testament writers quote the Old testament...
Hardly at all
More than 10%
Less than 10%
With distain
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What kind of statements are Affirmations?
Allusions
General
Negative
Positive
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We can understand the meaning of a passage to us without first understanding the message to the original audience
True
False
