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Reading the Bible for Reading the Bible for All it’s WorthAll it’s Worth
WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER CHAPELCHAPEL
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3. Consider the 3. Consider the sensesense of the of thescriptural contextscriptural context
A. Reasons why a passage must be A. Reasons why a passage must be understood in light of its literary context:understood in light of its literary context:
First reason: First reason: TrainTrain of thought of thought
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Second Reason:Second Reason:To Determine To Determine Word MeaningsWord Meanings
““That was the largestThat was the largest trunk trunk I ever saw”I ever saw”
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Many Trunks for Many Trunks for Everything!Everything!
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Third Reason: Third Reason:
See It All to Understand theSee It All to Understand the PartsParts
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See it all to understand the See it all to understand the parts!parts!
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B. Blessings/Curse Of B. Blessings/Curse Of ChapterChapter and and VerseVerse Divisions Divisions
Modern Chapter Divisions (1228)Modern Chapter Divisions (1228) Stephen Langton Stephen Langton
Modern Verse Divisions (1560)Modern Verse Divisions (1560) Robert Stephanus Robert Stephanus
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Greek ManuscriptGreek Manuscript
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C. PRINCIPLES C. PRINCIPLES
Principle of Principle of contextcontext::Interpret verses according to Interpret verses according to their their natural meaningnatural meaning in the in the contextcontext where they occur.where they occur.
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PRINCIPLE OF PRINCIPLE OF PRETEXT:PRETEXT:
A A TEXTTEXT WITHOUT WITHOUT
A A CONTEXTCONTEXT
IS A IS A PRETEXTPRETEXT
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PRINCIPLE OF PRINCIPLE OF PROPORTION:PROPORTION:
The The SmallerSmaller the Passagethe Passage
Being Interpreted,Being Interpreted,
TheThe GreaterGreater the Chance of the Chance of ERRORERROR
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D. Procedures D. Procedures
1. Immediate context1. Immediate context
Find Find main subjectmain subject of immediate of immediate contextcontext
Figure out how the Figure out how the partsparts fit that fit that subjectsubject
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Theme of Immediate Theme of Immediate ContextContext
Whole Section Whole Section James 1:2-12James 1:2-12
Preceding TextPreceding TextJames 1:2-4James 1:2-4
TextTextJames 1:5-8James 1:5-8
TextText
James 1:9-11James 1:9-11
Following TextFollowing TextJames 1:12James 1:12
How to respond to trials to How to respond to trials to receive God’s approval receive God’s approval
Respond with joy Respond with joy anticipating maturityanticipating maturity
Respond with believing Respond with believing prayer for wisdomprayer for wisdom
Respond with God’s Respond with God’s perspectiveperspective
Respond with expectation of Respond with expectation of rewardreward
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Theme of Immediate ContextTheme of Immediate ContextRomans 8:28 And we know that in all Romans 8:28 And we know that in all
things God works for the good of those things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called who love him, who have been called
according to his purposeaccording to his purpose
Whole Section ThemeWhole Section Theme
Theme of Preceding Theme of Preceding TextTextRomans 8:26-27Romans 8:26-27
Theme of TextTheme of TextRomans 8:28Romans 8:28
ThemeTheme of Following of Following TextTextRomans 8:29-30Romans 8:29-30
Divine help in difficult Divine help in difficult circumstancescircumstances
Spirit’s Intercessory Spirit’s Intercessory PrayerPrayer
God works positively God works positively ininall circumstancesall circumstances
Unbroken sequence ofUnbroken sequence ofsalvation experiencessalvation experiences
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2. Context of Book 2. Context of Book
How does this passage fit into How does this passage fit into the the messagemessage of the book? of the book?
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3. Entire Bible context3. Entire Bible context
What does this passage What does this passage contribute contribute to the total teaching of to the total teaching of the Bible the Bible on this on this subjectsubject??