Results 1 - 3 of 3
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207238 | ||
Doc There is always only one interpretation and there may be several applications. Deductive Bible study starts with the presuposition of something to be absolutely true: All cats are mortal Felix is a cat Therefore Felix is mortal In this case beccause the first premise is true and because the form is correct the conclusion is true. A (cat) plus B (mortal) is true - since C (Felix) is A (cat) - then C (Felix) plus B (mortal) is true. The inductive method of the studying the Bible starts with specific observations - I have looked at 100 T-bone steaks 100 T-bone steaks had bones T-bone steaks have bones In this case what has been observed can be said to be true, although if other observations had been made, other things could also be said to be true, although not as contradictions. It starts out as an observation of a thing from which more than one conclusion could be drawn if different elements were observed about that thing. A (100 T-bone steaks) have been observed - A (100 T-bone steaks) have B (bones) - A (100 T-bone steaks) always have B (bones) The expository study of the Bible - The text says this in the language The circumstances were this in the text The author's intent to his audience was this The author's application to his audience was this What it matters now is this, however many this's there are The application is now this, and however many this's there are The study starts with the facts of the language and history in the text, and moves to the author's intent and application for his audience, and ends with how this matters now, and how to apply it now. One could say that one starts with the premise that the text is absolutely true, and that the author proscribes the form that must be taken to arrive at a conclusion of what the interpretation is, which proscribes what the application will be. A (the language and history of the text) plus - what B (the author's intent to his audience) does - proscribes what A (the language and history of the text) means - proscribes what C (the believer) does as A (the language and history of the text) plus B (the author's intent to his audience). The first types of Bible study are "arugments" of logic and reason, the last type is not an "argument", but exegesis by itself. Now I am not saying that exegsis are not used in these methods, can't be used, were not used by those who do inductive, or deductive Bible Study. I also don't claim to have the only explanation of what inductive and deductive Bible Studies are. I am open to discussion about what these things are from your understanding, or someone elses understanding. Or even what exegesis is, as I only gave one model out of a possible several that I know of what exegsis is. As it stands about the text - Jesus was originally speaking about the unforgivable sin to the Pharisees. He told them all about His power and where it comes from and the power of Satan and them operating by the power of the devil. That is the direct original context of the verses that come before what I was originally asking about, as my verses are naturally part of that discourse. He was talking to them about what comes out of their mouths as sin, the unforgivable sin. Many have used the phrase "for the tree is known by its fruit" to mean that they are going to look at whether or not people live in sin, "do" sin - as actions like adultery, stealing, killing, hitting and so on. The idea that it has to do with "speaking" has been sort of shuffled around a bit and kind of lost. This is what I was asking about. Perhaps you were thinking that sin, is sin, is sin? Whatever kind? I do believe the passage lends itself to an application to all sin. It is the process of getting there I am interested in, not that everybody has applied it that way for eons, and so I should too. I know exactly what I believe already about a whole lot of things, and I can tick off my fingers what others tell me they believe too, and what the theologians believe. I am not interested in that part about most anything I study because that part is moot. I am interseted in being able to prove, as a workman, the reasons from scripture first and foremost, for what I already believe, or what others believe. Just a worthless son. blessings abound, bowler |
||||||
2 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | tumbleweed | 207378 | ||
bowler I have checked back on this post once in a while to see if anything more got said about different styles of Bible Study. I find this whole issue of how to study the Bible very interesting, and have been liking your posts, but especially this one. I would be very interested in some more about the expository style of Bible Study, if you could explain more that would be great. Also if you could explain some about exegesis that would be great too, although I think I know what that is. Ephesians 4:10 Trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. tumbleweed, God's Own |
||||||
3 | Good and Bad Fruit Out of Context? | Matt 12:33 | bowler | 207418 | ||
tumbleweed What is expository Bible Study? The Study of the Bible derived from a historical, grammatical, and literary study of a passage in its context, through answering a set, or series of questions asked of the passage, in order to arrive at a literal interpretation from which to form an application. History – the history of the time in which the passage was written. Grammar – the meanings of the words and phrases in their original languages and how they are used in the passage, and how they are used in other parts of the Bible; Hebrew and Greek, and in English in their grammatical construction. Literary – the meanings of the words and phrases within sentences, and the sentences within the context of the preceding and subsequent verses, as well as the types of literature that each book has been written as. Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the content of the passage; Content – the information that determines what the passage is about. Who is in the passage? What is the passage about? Where does the passage take place? When does the passage take place? Why does this passage appear in the book it is in? Questions – a series of questions asked of the passage to determine the context of the passage; Context – the information that determines how a passage should be interpreted. What is the theme, or themes of the book the passage falls under? What is the theme of the passage itself as a segment within the book? What is the author’s intent in writing to his recipients, what is his objective, what does he want them to understand? What is the author’s intention for his recipients, what does he want them to do, what is his application for them? What, according to the first four questions of context, does the passage mean, what is it saying on its own, what is the literal interpretation? Questions – a set of questions asked to determine how to apply the passage; What does this passage mean based off a literal interpretation of what the passage is about? Why and how is this passage important to us now in this century? How should this passage be applied using a literal interpretation? An exposition of the Bible is called “exegesis” – to pull out of the text the author’s intent in writing to his audience, resulting in an application derived from a literal interpretation of the Bible. An exposition of the Bible can be done on single lines of scripture, segments of scripture within a book, or as a topical study using many scriptures to cover a single subject. When a Bible study is done where a literal interpretation has not been obtained first, the meaning of the passage as intended by the author is often lost. This is not a literal interpretation of the Bible, and is called “eisegesis” – “putting into scripture what the author never intended”. Tools necessary to do an expository Bible Study – A literal translation of the Bible like the NKJV, KJV, ESV, or the NASB – to get the passage and be able to study it. A Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance. – to understand the words, and how they are used elsewhere in the Bible. A Bible Commentary – links like the Ethereal Library, or Precept Austin, or others, to find out the theme, or themes and to see what others have found out before you about some of the questions about the passage. A pad of paper, or a computer, to write down all the questions and their answers, and to do the work. 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved of God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. blessings abound, bowler |
||||||