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The Interpretive
Journey
– Hour Two –
What Was Meant
“Then & There”
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1 – What Was Meant Then & There
What did the text mean to the biblical audience?
2 – Then & There vs. Here & Now
What differences may divide us from the biblical
audience?
3 – Crossing the Divide
What is the theological principle in this text?
4 – Application Here & Now
How should individual Christians today apply the
theological principle in their lives?
There are 4 steps in this journey…
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It is impossible
to over-emphasize
Observation!
“You see, Watson, but
you do not observe.”
- Sherlock Holmes
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“Panda. Large black-and-white
bear-like mammal, native to China.
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“Eats, shoots and leaves.”
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Contextis the
MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR
IN UNDERSTANDING
SCRIPTURE.
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Two major kinds of context:
Historical-cultural context (often
called “background” information by
preachers)
Literary context (This includes…
Literary genre – form or type of literature
Surrounding context – words, sentences,
and paragraphs that surround your
passage
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What is literary genre?
Genre means “form” or “kind.”
We encounter different literary
genres in everyday life:
Newspaper Poem
Telephone book Love letter
Menu Math textbook
Devotional book Map
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The Bible contains different types
or forms of literature:
Old Testament New Testament
Narrative Gospel
Law Theological History
Poetry Letter
Prophecy Prophetic-Apocalyptic
Wisdom
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What is the surrounding
context?
Any passage that surrounds your
passage
Give the highest priority to
immediate context
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THREE STEPS to identifying literary context:
1 – Identify how the book is divided into paragraphs or sections. (Not necessarily Chapters & Verses!)
2 – Summarize the main idea of each section in a dozen words or less.
3 – Explain how your particular passage relates to the surrounding sections.
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Questions to ask re: the
Context of the Entire Book
By whom? Author(s)?
To whom? Recipient(s)?
When? Date?
Where? Where was it written? Where did recipients live?
Why? Why was it written?
What? What was going on at the time it was written?
How? What type (genre) of writing is it?
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For writings that were sparked by specific occasions:
1. We need to do our best to determine what the occasion was; this is part of the Why question.
2. What were the circumstances, what was the problem this letter is intended to address?
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More Specific Setting or Immediate Contexta. Paragraph or Section: What is the
author’s primary message for the paragraph or section in which the text in question stands?
b. Verses: What are the verses before and after saying? And how do they tie into the text in question.
c. Sentences: What are the sentences before and after saying? And how do they tie into the text in question?
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More Specific Setting or Immediate Context
Observing scripture at the paragraph, verse, and sentence level is necessary for us to do exegesis---to answer the fundamental questions:
1. What does the text say?
2. What did it mean to the original readers?
Only after we have done our exegesis, are we prepared to determine the theological principle and apply the scripture to our own lives.
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Examples of Passages Often
Taken out of Context
Matthew 18:19 – “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father Who is in heaven.”
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Examples of Passages Often
Taken out of Context
Matthew 18:20 – “For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am in their midst.”
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Examples of Passages Often
Taken out of Context
Matthew 24:40 – 41 – “Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.”
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Examples of Passages Often
Taken out of Context
Matthew 24:38 & 39 – “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.”
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Don’t forget!
Context determines meaning!
Ignoring context allows us to make the
Bible say what we want to hear.
But that approach ultimately hurts us by
robbing us of God’s liberating truth.
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Things to look for in Sentences?
1. Repetition of Words
What are some…
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Do not love the world or anything in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. For
everything in the world—the cravings
of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and
the boasting of what he has and
does—comes not from the Father but
from the world. The world and its
desires pass away, but the man who
does the will of God lives forever.
Example… 1 John 2:15 – 17
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Do not love the world or anything in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. For
everything in the world—the cravings
of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and
the boasting of what he has and
does—comes not from the Father but
from the world. The world and its
desires pass away, but the man who
does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:15 – 17
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Do not love the world or anything in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. For
everything in the world—the cravings
of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and
the boasting of what he has and
does—comes not from the Father but
from the world. The world and its
desires pass away, but the man who
does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:15 – 17
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Do not love the world or anything in the
world. If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in him. For
everything in the world—the cravings
of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and
the boasting of what he has and
does—comes not from the Father but
from the world. The world and its
desires pass away, but the man who
does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:15 – 17
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Things to look for in Sentences…
2. Contrasts
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A gentle answer turns away
wrath, but a harsh word stirs up
anger.
Proverbs 15:1
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For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
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Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death
but
the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
MAN
CHRIST JESUS
GOD
WAGES GIFT
SIN GOD
DEATH LIFE
BUT
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Things to look for in Sentences…
3. Comparisons
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Or take ships as an example. Although they
are so large and are driven by strong winds,
they are steered by a very small rudder
wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the
tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes
great boasts. Consider what a great forest is
set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is
a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the
body.
James 3:4 – 6
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Additional Things to look
for in Sentences…4. Lists
5. Cause & Effect
6. Figures of Speech
7. Conjunctions
8. Verbs
9. Pronouns
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There are also things to look for in
Paragraphs…
1. General & Specific Statements
2. Questions & Answers
3. Dialogue
4. Purpose Statements
5. Means Statements
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Things to look for in Paragraphs…
6. Conditional Clauses – IF / THEN
7. Actions of God & of People
8. Emotional Terms
9. Tone
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Things to look for in
DISCOURSES…
1. CONNECTIONS between Paragraphs &
Episodes
2. STORY SHIFTS: Breaks & Pivots
3. INTERCHANGE
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Things to look for in Discourses…
4. Chiasm or Chiasmus(An inverted relationship between parallel phrases)
A - I got up this morning,
B - got dressed
C - and drove into town.
D - I worked hard all day,
C2 - returned home,
B2 - put on my PJs
A2 - and went to bed.
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Things to look for in Discourses…
Psalm 76:1
“In Judah, God is known:
His name is great in Israel.”
A - “In Judah
B - God is known;
B2 - His name is great
A2 - in Israel.”
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What is the
LITERARY CONTEXT?
What does it actually say?