Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Why is there so much interest in Revelation? And as our book authors point out, interest with so little exegesis?
This chapter was the final chapter of the book, and an excellent overview of the entire 8-week study. We discussed:
How Revelation is a form of literature called apocalyptic, common back in first century writing
How Revelation is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please read Chapter 9: The Law(s): Covenant Stipulations of Israel.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hermeneutically speaking, the most interesting things about the Gospels is that a) they weren’t written BY Jesus, and b) there are four of them.
It became clear in our reading of Fee and Stuart and in our discussion, that the gospels themselves are examples of hermeneutics. Each author took the information about Jesus they had, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Read Chapter 7: The Gospels
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Old Testament narratives make up large portions of the Bible. The most common hermeneutical mistake is to assume that the stories are there as “object lessons,” where we should do or not do whatever the person in the story did.
Fee and Stuart, however, point out the larger view. Above each individual story there is the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Read the book of Ruth in your chosen translation.
Read Chapter 5 in Fee and Stuart: Old Testament Narratives
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Week 3 was our second week studying the Epistles as an introduction to general hermeneutics. Last week focused on exegesis (what did the Bible mean to the original hearers), while this week focuses on hermeneutics (what does the Bible mean to 21st Century readers).
Fee and Stuart argue that everyone does “commonsense” hermeneutics – separating the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We spent some time last week talking about the challenge of translating the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into different languages. Imagine what additional complexities are added if the language isn’t written! Read this account of a group that is working to create an American Sign Language translation for the Deaf: Deaf Missions.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The required homework is to read Chapter 4 in How to Study the Bible. This chapter has a lot of Bible references. Unless you are a real red-hot, you won’t know what most are about. Read the chapter with a Bible next to you and look things up. Mark in the margins of the book [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We have heard from many of you (and from AYSO soccer), so we have finally picked a night for the “How to Study the Bible” small group. The group will be:
Mondays 7pm – 8:30pm
August 25 – October 20
8 weeks long (with one week off for Labor Day)
I will have books available to buy on Sunday. [...]
