Bible 11 Unit 2 Test Review

Refers to all of our preconceived notions & understandings that we bring to the text

Which of the following genres is not found in the Old Testament?

Includes maps, pictures of important sites, charts of political & religious figures, etc.

Which of the following genres is not found in the Old Testament?

An interpretation of a biblical text must be consistent with the _______ of the text.

Refers to the different categories or types of literature found in the Bible

New Testament letters are ____, meaning they address specific issues faced by early churches.

Which of the following is not related to the historical-cultural context of a biblical text?

A combination of family & national heritage. Includes: language, customs, national habits, etc.

True or False: Interpretational reflex can limit interpretational possibilities for readers

Which of these is not a foundational belief about scripture held by Evangelical Christians?

Which of the following is not considered a subgenre of biblical literature?

True or False: If one disregards literary context they can make the Bible say almost anything.

When dividing surrounding text into sections, this is not a reliable indicator of division.

True or False: Every genre of literature follows the same rules of communication.

According to your textbook, what is the most important principle of biblical interpretation?

Refers to the form that a passage takes & to the words, sentences, etc. surrounding a passage

Which of the following genres is not found in the New Testament?

Which of the following resources provides background information in a verse-by-verse format?

Give _____ highest priority when determining the meaning of a passage in its literary context

True or False? One should always interpret narratives as factual accounts of historical events.

True or False? Chapter and verse divisions are part of Scripture’s original autographs.

True or False: Total objectivity is impossible for any reader of any text.

The automatic transportation of the biblical text into our cultural world

Causes us to interpret the bible in ways that do not conflict with our culture

You can think of each _____ as a different kind of game played by its own set of rules.

When we study the bible merely to search for passages that fit our views.

True or False: A person's culture has little to no impact on the way they read scripture.

A fixed agreement between author and reader about how to communicate.

Which of the following is not one of the steps of identifying surround context?

Which of the following genres is not found in the New Testament?