Lecture - Observations 1 - Week 2 ONLINE

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Our Passage15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King."16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters,17 who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down,

they cannot rise, they are extinguished,quenched like a wick:18 "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.20 The wild beasts will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches,for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert,to give drink to my chosen people,

21 the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.

-- Isaiah 43:15-21 (ESV)

Saturday, January 29, 2011


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Vision StatementYOU can study the

Bible for yourself(without the aid ofcommentaries)

BUT not withoutcommunity and thenecessary tools



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Helpful QuotesThe aim of good interpretation is simple: to get at

the plain meaning of the text. (Fee, 18)

Interpretation that aims at, or thrives on, uniquenesscan usually be attributed to pride (an attempt to out-clever the rest of the world), a false understanding ofspirituality (wherein the Bible is full of deeply buriedtruths waiting to be mined by the spiritually sensitiveperson with special insight), or vested interests (the

need to support a theological bias)... (Fee, 18)



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Bible study is not...A social hangout

Bible memorization

Bible reading

Bible meditation

Believing the Bible is true

Topical studyDefending the Bible

A magic 8-ball



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Bible study is...

The regular, careful,

systematic examination of theScriptures themselves with analert mind and a prayerful,

open heart with the intent to

understand and live it out incommunity with others.



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Why study the Bible?It is transformational

The truth will set you free

To discern Gods message

To avoid error

To apply it to your life



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Fancy Words Equation

Exegesis (what itmeantto the original audience)

+Hermeneutics(what itmeans to us today)

=The Inductive Method



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Circle or Spiral?



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Top Ten Tips for Observation

10. Report what is said, not what isinferred

9. Look for repetition/variations/possible patterns8. Use different lenses: wide angleand zoom7. Dont just repeat the text; observewhat it says and how it says it6. Note major changes in form andcontent



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Top Ten Tips for Observation

5. When possible, make charts/lists

4. Raise questions

3. Be cautious of generalizing

2. Make your observations a variety

of lengths

1. Dont hesitate to state the obvious



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Conflict Resolution

Example of a chart (Matthew 18)

Saturday January 29 2011

Lecture - Observations 1 - Week 2 ONLINE

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