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Basic Hermenuetics Flashcards

1
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God has given us the ___________ to seek to understand the Bible

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Responsibility

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2
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The Bible records several ___________ that are necessary to understand God’s Word.

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Qualities

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3
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We must have an intense ___________ to know God’s truth.

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Desire

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4
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We must ___________ ourselves before the Lord.

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Humble

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5
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We must trust the Holy Spirit to be our ___________

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Teacher

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6
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Although some things in Scripture are hard to ___________, the vast majority of God’s Word can be readily understood - even by Children. (Deuteronomy 6:6,7)

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Understand

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7
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If God’s Word is ___________, it is only because the hearers do not want to do His will.

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Unintelligible

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8
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Even though the Bible can be understood, there are ___________ that can make understanding difficult.

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Obstacles

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The first obstacle is temporal or ___________. We are separated from the historical events by thousand of years and different cultures.

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Cultural

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10
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The second obstacle to understanding is ___________. The Bible was written in many different styles

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Literary

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The third obstacle to understanding is ___________. We come to the text with many of our own ideas.

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Prejudice

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12
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Effective Bible reading begins with ___________.

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Prayer

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13
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Effective Bible reading involves ___________. Read the same passage or book many times and in different translation.

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Repetition

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14
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Effective Bible reading involves both a ___________ and slow reading method.

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Fast

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15
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Look for which is most ___________

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Obvious

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16
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Look for the ___________ genre

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Literary

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17
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Look for the ___________.

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Context

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18
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Look for key ___________ that are repeated throughout the text

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Words

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19
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Look for ___________.

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Principles

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20
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Effective Bible reading involves ___________ the text with questions.

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Bombarding

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21
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___________ Principle: the right way to study any verse is through and understanding of its context.

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Context

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22
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___________ ___________ Principle: The first time something is mentioned in Scripture carries with it a meaning that will be consistent throughout the entire Bible.

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First mention

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23
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___________ ___________ Principle: Every topic should be understood by the historical, progressive mention of it throughout Scripture

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Progressive Revelation

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24
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___________ ___________ Principle; Every verse is understood through comparing or contrasting it with other verses

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Scripture Comparison

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25
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___________ ___________ Principle: The interpretation of any verse is determined by examining every related verse in Scripture.

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Full mention

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26
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___________ Principle: The full understanding of any passage should be determined by its historical, cultural, political, and geographical background.

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Background

27
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A narrative is a story, not a full ___________ - they never tell us everything we would like to know about the characters.

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Biography

28
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The ___________ is the arrangement of the incidents that make up the story

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Plot

29
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The ___________ introduces the story. It usually identifies the characters, their relationships, and positions in life.

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Background

30
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The ___________ is the struggle the main characters encounters.

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Conflict

31
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The ___________ is the conclusion of the story when the main issues are settled.

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Resolution

32
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Old testament narrative features a ___________ character (known as the protagonist)

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Central

33
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In OT narrative there is usually more ___________ than action.

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Dialogue

34
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The Psalms are ___________ written to be sung in worship to God. They appeal primarily to our emotions and not our intellect.

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Poems

35
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To properly understand a particular psalm, determine what ___________ of psalm it is.

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Type

36
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___________ of praise psalms honor God with exuberant praise for His greatness and goodness.

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Hymn

37
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___________ psalms express sorrow, suffering, or disappointment. They are cries for help in our times of trouble.

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Lament

38
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___________ psalms express joy over good circumstances and God’s blessing. They are related to the hymn but focus more on deliverance from distress.

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Thanksgiving

39
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Proverbs are brief cleverly worded to aid ___________. Proverbs are not formulas. They point to outcomes that are likely to follow when one chooses a certain course of action.

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Memorization

40
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A proverb is a slice of ___________. It is always true and authoritative, but it only covers one specific aspect of life

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Reality

41
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Proverbs are generally ___________ for guiding our behavior and choices.

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Principles

42
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The epistles are not theological ___________ but letters written in response to specific circumstances.

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Treatises

43
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Compare and ___________ your findings by consulting available reference materials.

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Enlarge

44
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After recreating the historical setting, look for the ___________ embedded in the setting.

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Principles

45
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Determine what circumstances in the text are the ___________ as our contemporary setting. If the specific circumstances are similar, God’s word to us is the same as it was to them.

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Same

46
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Determine which circumstances are ___________ from our contemporary setting. Ask yourselves what biblical principles are revealed in these circumstances.

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Different

47
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A Gospel is an account of the ___________ and ministry of Jesus Christ arranged as a theological sermon and not as a biography.

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Life

48
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Each Gospel was written for a different ___________

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Audience

49
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The Gospel writers wrote within the cultural ___________ of their days.

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Context

50
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A parable is a story that is true to ___________ and teaches a spiritual lesson.

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Life

51
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To understand a parable, look for the audience. The ___________ often provides the key to understanding it

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Setting

52
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The parable was primarily designed to provoke a ___________ from the listener.

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Response

53
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To understand a parable, look for the main ___________.

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Point

54
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To understand a parable, look for relevant ___________.

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Details

55
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To understand a parable, look for the unexpected ___________.

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Twists

56
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A ___________ translation attempts to translate the original text word for word.

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Literal

57
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A ___________ equivalent translation attempts to translate the original text though for thought

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Dynamic

58
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A ___________ translation attempts to paraphrase the author’s message.

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Free

59
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Another important tool is a ___________ study aid that compares verses according to topic and theme.

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Cross reference

60
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A ___________ lists all words in the Bible and the places they are found in the Scriptures

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Concordance

61
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A Bible ___________ provides background material in every person, place, subject, and book in the bible.

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Dictionary

62
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A ___________ study is one that examines what the entire Bible teaches about a particular subject.

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Topical

63
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An ___________ study is one that examines what a particular section or book of the Bible teaches.

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Analytical

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