4 Ways to interpret scripture Flashcards
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Hermeneutics
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The technique to interpret things
2
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Hermeneutic approaches
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Source, form and redaction criticism
3
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Questions
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Should the bible be taken literally or symbolically?
Should prophecies be interpreted in a pretérit sense or a futurist sense?
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Historical Grammatical method and the four principles
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the literal principle - take the bible literally
the historical principle - understand the historical context
the grammatical principle - understand the language of origin
the synthetic principle - harmonise the bible
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exegesis
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Greek - “to take out”
drawing out a texts meaning
6
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eisegesis
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(opposite of exegesis) “drawing in”
putting your own personal views on a bible text rather than drawing out a texts meaning
