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HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE

HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE. PALM VALLEY CHURCH EQUIPPING U FALL SESSION 2011. Inductive Bible Study. INTERPRETATION What Does It Mean?. . APPLICATION How Do I live?. OBSERVATION What Do I See?. .  .  .  . THE MORE TIME IN OBSERVATION The more accurate the interpretation.

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HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE

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  1. HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE PALM VALLEY CHURCH EQUIPPING U FALL SESSION 2011

  2. Inductive Bible Study INTERPRETATIONWhat Does It Mean?  APPLICATIONHow Do I live? OBSERVATIONWhat Do I See?     THE MORE TIME IN OBSERVATIONThe more accurate the interpretation You can see a lot by just looking. -Yogi Berra THE GOAL: Changed Lives THAT Change Lives As we all “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” (2Peter 3:18)

  3. How should we interpret the Bible? 2 Peter 3:15-16: So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures. Key terms: 1. Exegesis 2. Eisegesis 3. Biblical hermeneutics

  4. What is “Hermeneutics”? • Hermeneutics is the art and science of Biblical interpretation. • It is a science because it has rules that can be classified into an orderly system. • It is an art because the rules cannot always be rigidly applied.

  5. How should we interpret the Bible? Biblical literature has both: 1. Eternal relevance 2. Historical particularity Biblical interpretation involves two steps: 1. Exegesis 2. Application Historical-grammatical method considers: 1. the text’s linguistic medium and genre 2. geographic, cultural, and historical setting 3. life setting of author & original readers

  6. BREAK IT DOWN OBSERVATIONS (many observations) INTERPRETATION (one meaning) APPLICATIONS (to many applications)

  7. Exegesis or Eisegesis Exegesis - is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. Eisegesis - is the process of misinterpreting a text in such a way that it introduces one's own ideas, reading into the text.

  8. Five Major Categories Narrative Epistle Wisdom Literature Poetry Prophecy

  9. “The whole point of Christianity is that it offers a story which is the story of the whole world. It is public truth.” (N.T. Wright)

  10. Examples – Narrative Forms • Historical accounts of events books like: The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) Acts Genesis Leviticus Numbers Exodus The records of the Old Testament Kings

  11. Features Of Narrative Form People Places Events Emotions

  12. Characteristics Of Narrative • Not just stories about people. • God is the main character and what He did is the main theme. • Not allegories or stories filled with hidden meanings • Do Not always teach directly. • They emphasize God’s nature. • Each narrative does not always have its own moral.

  13. Examples Of Epistles • The logical development of a subject. • Books: • Paul’s Epistles • Peter’s Epistles • John’s Epistles • James • Jude • Some accounts of Jesus’ teachings

  14. Main Parts Of An Epistle Ideas Words Verbs Objects Arrangements of the passage

  15. Observing In An Epistle • Outline the development of the ideas in the passage • Note things like repeated words • Look for: • Comparisons • Contrasts • Transition words: Therefore Because For But

  16. HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE PALM VALLEY CHURCH EQUIPPING U FALL SESSION 2011

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