bible 104 Quiz 1
STUDY GUIDE: MODULE 1
As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments, take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz.
Fee and Stuart.
1. Know: Hermeneutics is the art and science, or as some would say the theory and practice, of interpretation. It is the art and science (theory and practice) of interpretation
2. What do they say is the aim of a good interpretation? What is not the aim?
The aim of good interpretation is simple: to get at the plain meaning of the text. The aim of good interpretation is "not" uniqueness; One is trying to discover what no one else has found. The attempt to out clever everyone else.
3. According to Fee and Stuart, what is the antidote to bad interpretation?
The antidote to bad interpretation is good interpretation based on common sense guidelines.
4. They define “The Bible” in part as… The Bible is not a series of…
The Bible is both human and divine and is the Word of God given in human words in history. The Bible is not a series of propositions and imperatives.
5. Know the kinds of “communication” mentioned that God uses to convey his Word.
God uses narrative history, genealogies, chronicles, laws of all kinds, poetry of all kinds, sermons and apocalypses to convey his Word.
6. “To interpret properly the “then and there” of the biblical texts, you must…”
You must not only know some general rules that apply to all the words of the Bible, but you also need to learn the special rules that apply to each of these literary forms (genres).
7. Know and be able to discuss the two types of ‘context’ mentioned in the reading. Why are these items important?
Historical Context: the time, culture of the author and his readers, geographical, topographical, and political factors that are relevant to the author's setting all help in understanding of the occasion and purpose of each biblical book and its various parts
Literary Context: words only
As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments, take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz.
Fee and Stuart.
1. Know: Hermeneutics is the art and science, or as some would say the theory and practice, of interpretation. It is the art and science (theory and practice) of interpretation
2. What do they say is the aim of a good interpretation? What is not the aim?
The aim of good interpretation is simple: to get at the plain meaning of the text. The aim of good interpretation is "not" uniqueness; One is trying to discover what no one else has found. The attempt to out clever everyone else.
3. According to Fee and Stuart, what is the antidote to bad interpretation?
The antidote to bad interpretation is good interpretation based on common sense guidelines.
4. They define “The Bible” in part as… The Bible is not a series of…
The Bible is both human and divine and is the Word of God given in human words in history. The Bible is not a series of propositions and imperatives.
5. Know the kinds of “communication” mentioned that God uses to convey his Word.
God uses narrative history, genealogies, chronicles, laws of all kinds, poetry of all kinds, sermons and apocalypses to convey his Word.
6. “To interpret properly the “then and there” of the biblical texts, you must…”
You must not only know some general rules that apply to all the words of the Bible, but you also need to learn the special rules that apply to each of these literary forms (genres).
7. Know and be able to discuss the two types of ‘context’ mentioned in the reading. Why are these items important?
Historical Context: the time, culture of the author and his readers, geographical, topographical, and political factors that are relevant to the author's setting all help in understanding of the occasion and purpose of each biblical book and its various parts
Literary Context: words only