Reading and Interpreting the Bible

Question 1

When apply Scripture to your life what kind of goals should you have?

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Specific, Simple

Question 2

What kind of statements does the Bible make?

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Theological, Anthropological

Question 3

What is a genre?

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A type or kind of literature

Question 4

What kind of biblical genre is poetical?

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Poetry

Question 5

What does it mean to read the Bible with all your heart?

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Journal about it, Memorize it, Write a letter back to God

Question 6

We must be careful to let the Bible be what?

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The Bible

Question 7

What is the third step to interpreting the Bible?

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Make observations

Question 8

What does it mean to read the Bible with all your strength?

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Involve your body in reading it, Choose a time and place where you're alert, Involve as many senses as you can

Question 9

What make up the biblical sentences?

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Words, Words, Words, Words

Question 10

How do cultural differences affect the way English Bibles are translated?

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English is different in different places

Question 11

What are some further ways to read the Bible?

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Imaginatively, Restfully, Purposefully, Inquisitively

Question 12

What kind of biblical genre is forth-telling as well as foretelling the truth of God?

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Prophecy

Question 13

When apply Scripture to your life what is something that you can do?

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Application - apply it to your life, Observations - make observations, Prayer - pray to God to help you live it out, Scripture - pick a verse or passage

Question 14

What does it mean to read the Bible with all your mind?

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Analyze it, Study it, Think about it

Question 15

How should you apply Scripture to your life?

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Third, draw a connection to your context, Second, determine the general meaning behind the original, First, determine the meaning originally intended

Question 16

What make up the biblical books?

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Pericopes

Question 17

What is the "Big Idea" of a biblical pericope or passage?

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The controlling idea of the passage

Question 18

What is the first step to interpreting the Bible?

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Identify the genre

Question 19

What does it is/are the goal/s of meditating on a biblical passage and your observations of it?

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Discover the meaning of the passage, Internalize the meaning of the passage into your soul

Question 20

What kind of biblical genre has rules and regulations in it?

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Law

Question 21

A text without a context is what kind of text?

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Proof

Question 22

What are the final steps to interpreting the Bible?

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Meditate and apply

Question 23

The Bible is a collection of what kind of texts?

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Religious

Question 24

What happens with the discovery of older manuscripts (MSS)?

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Translators can hone in on what was originally intended

Question 25

What is the second step to interpreting the Bible?

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Determine the "Big Idea"

Question 26

What kind of events does the Bible tell about?

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Historical

Question 27

What happens to languages over time?

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Languages change

Question 28

What does it mean to make observations of a biblical passage?

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Look for structural clues, Look for the "people aspects" of the passage

Question 29

What does "A text without a context is a proof text" mean?

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You can make it say whatever you want

Question 30

What are some translation philosophies in Bible translation?

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Functional Equivalence, Mediating, Formal Equivalence

Question 31

What kind of biblical genre is highly metaphorical and meant to comfort and warn?

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Apocalypse

Question 32

What make up the biblical paragraphs?

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Sentences

Question 33

What are the goals in Bible translation?

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Accuracy, Clarity, Age appropriate, Naturalness

Question 34

What make up the biblical pericopes?

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Paragraphs

Question 35

What are some challenges in Bible translation?

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Poetry, Idioms, No direct translation, Figures of speech

Question 36

What kind of biblical genre has wise words and sayings in it?

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Wisdom

Question 37

What kind of biblical genre tells stories about people and places?

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Gospel, Epic Narrative, Historical Narrative, Biographical Narrative

Question 38

What does it mean to read the Bible with all your soul?

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Practice meditating on it, Practice confession, Practice gratitude

Question 39

What make up the biblical testaments?

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Books

Question 40

What kind of biblical genre is made up of letters of communication?

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Epistle

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