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Chapter 7: How to Study the Bible
Chapter 7: How to Study the Bible
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1
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
Read the Bible in its historical and literary context
A and B only
Make the Bible fit modern political correctness
Interpret the Bible based on modern standards
2
It is best to read scholarly books about the Bible, instead of the Bible itself
False
True
3
What mistake do people make when they apply Matthew 18:20 to their own circumstances?
Treating a passage allegorically
Focusing on what a passage means to them
Taking the passage out of context
Interpreting the passage based on contemporary morality.
4
Text claiming truth must undergo ________in order to reveal motives according to postmodernism.
Deconstruction
Research
Scientific Theory
Construction
5
Every passage in the Bible is not meant to be read as a command
False
True
6
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
They ask, "What is the overall context of this text?"
They ask,"What did this text mean to the personwho wrote it"
They ask, "What does text mean to me?"
All of the above
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Which of the following is a good principle for studying the Bible?
Use a Bible Commentary
Use a Theological Dictionary
Use several Bible Translations
All of the Above
8
Unique interpretations of Scripture are usually what?
Wrong
Direct Communication with the Holy Spirit
A and B only
Born out of Pride
9
Time, place, culture, and audience is _________context.
Literary
Historical
10
___________says wecannot know ultimatetruth andclaims thatthose whosay they canare powerhungry.
Postmodernism
Modernism
Scientology
11
Genre, structure and grammar is ________ context
Historical
Literary
12
Prayer is the essential starting point for any Bible study
False
True
13
The Bible is part of God's plan for restoring creation
True
False
14
Most of the Bible is prescriptive in nature
False
True
15
Scientists claimthat we can really only know our descriptions of the world, notthe world itself
False
True
16
You can apply a biblical text to yourlife before you know what it means
True
False
17
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
All of the Above
Ignoring passages that don't fit their overall theology
Looking at the full context of a passage
Trying to interpret the Bible instead of just reading it
18
Which of the following is a type of Bible translation listed in the chapter?
Free Translation
All of the Above
Formal Translation
Functional Translation
19
It is best to read Bible verses in isolation apart from their overall context
True
False
20
Bible is everybody but it was written at a particular time. What 2 things are held in tension?
Modernism and Postmodernism
God's sovereignty and Christ's Authority
Eternal Relevance and Historical particularity
Historical Narrative and Fictional Narrative
21
The Bible needs to be read but not interpreted
True
False
22
Careful and complete investigation of the entire biblical text
Exegesis
Eisegesis
23
Which of the following describe Postmodernism's view of truth?
Denies that we can know the world as it truly is
Denies the existence of objective truth
All of the Above
Claims that truth changes from person to person
24
An ________ is a fictional narrative with symbolic characters teaching a moral truth
Poem
Allegory
Epic
Short Story
25
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
Assuming the meaning of scripture is flexible
Assuming the Bible is about us
Forming opinions before understanding content and context
All of the above
26
Most believers over the centuries did not own a Bible
False
True
27
Poems, historical narratives, and prophecy are examples of ___________.
Biblical Genres
Biblical Truths
Biblical Content
28
The Bibleinspired people to learn to read and the telegraphgave them somethingtopracticereading
False
True
29
A text can mean what its author never intended it to mean
True
False
30
To Approach the Bible well, we need to first focus on what?
How to deepen and enrich our understanding of God
How to apply the text to our lives
Our current circumstances
Ourselves
31
Which of the following passages is not prescriptive by nature
Matthew 28:16-20
Exodus 20:2-17
Matthew 5:1-16
Hosea 1:10
32
Which of the following are good principles for studying the Bible?
Reading scholarly books about the bible and not the Bible.
Reading the entire Bible Descriptively
Reading Bible verses in isolation
None of the Above
33
Which of the following is not a literary style used in Scripture?
Parables
Historical Fiction
Proverbs
Epistles
34
What should you do with doubts?
Remember we all have doubts
Share our Doubts with teachers, mentors, trusted people
A and B only
Ignore our doubts/bury them
35
Arranging or categorizing religious truths into an internally consistent system is ______.
Classical Theology
Orderly Theology
Fair Theology
Systematic Theology
36
Which of the following are good principles for studying the Bible?
Asking the right questions of the text
Reading the text carefully
Striving to create a unique interpretation of the text
Both A and B
37
Which of the following are examples of how to properly treat the Bible allegorically?
Using the story of David and Goliath to represent bravery
using the story of Jonah to represent defiance
Using the story of Noah to represent survival
None of the Above
