Chapter 1 • Know the four basic steps of the interpretive journey. • Know the order of these four basic steps. Why is order important in following the interpretive journey? • What is a theological principle? Does it apply only to modern readers, or did theological principles apply to the original recipients of Scripture as well? • What are some of the barriers that constitute the "river" distancing readers of the Bible from an accurate understanding of the meaning of the text? • Are theological principles always culturally bound, or can they transcend culture? • What differences exist between modern readers and the biblical audience? How does this affect how we determine the meaning of the text?
Chapter 2 • Know that at the level of …show more content…
• When applied to the field of biblical studies, to what does the expression "literary genre" refer? In light of the need to study the Bible contextually, is topical preaching ever a valid approach to preaching the Bible?
Module 3 Study Guide
Chapter 8 • Note the relationship between context and lexicology. In biblical interpretation, which takes precedence over the other in determining the meaning of words and phrases? • What is etymology? How does a word’s etymology affect the determination of meaning? • To what does semantic range refer in the field of lexicology? What role does determining a word’s semantic range have in the process of doing a word study?
Chapter 9 • What is the difference between an autograph and a manuscript in the study of the transmission of the biblical text? Are there variants among the extant (existing and discovered) manuscripts of the Bible? • How do the transmission of the biblical text and the translation of the biblical text relate to one another? How would you define and distinguish these