This is the Bible Interpretation Course that has been taught in Bible colleges, Pastor's conferences and Churches on four continents.
Michael Morrow, D.Min.
Wed. 4:05 P.M.
Dear Bible Student,
Since
1995 I have had the blessing of preaching to and teaching pastors and
Bible teachers on four continents (five if you count the Philippine
Islands as part of Asia). Everywhere I go I find good servants of
God who have a burning desire to rightly divide the Word of truth, but
who have never gained the proper skills for doing that.
Now, before I go any farther let me make something very clear. You can never correctly
understand the Scriptures without the personal ministry of
the Holy Spirit.
That being said, however, there are some basic principles of Bible Interpretation that are required if you are to be able to interpret the Bible correctly.
LET ME ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS:
Are there passages in the Scriptures that mystify you?
As a Sunday School Teacher or Bible Teacher do you feel the frustration of trying to deal with portions of the Bible that you don't understand?
Are you afraid to plunge into a new study because you don't have the confidence that you can correctly interpret the Scriptures?
Isn't it frustrating to read one commentary on a passage and think you understand it and then read another commentary that gives you a totally different interpretation?
Wouldn't it be great if you could have at your finger tips a reference system that lays out for you the principles of Bible interpretation so you can make decisions about what Scripture means for yourself?
Now you Can!
Let Me Introduce To You. . .
HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE
(Even Though You Don't Know Hebrew or Greek!).
Here
is a peek at what you will receive.
How
To Study The Bible
Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................4
A Short History of Bible Interpretation Methods:...........................................................6
I. Historical Background Issues:....................................................................................12
II. Cultural Issues.........................................................................................................16
III. Literary Genre Issues..............................................................................................18
A. Narrative (historical) Literature.............................................................................18
B. Poetic Literature....................................................................................................21
C. Parabolic Literature................................................................................................23
D. Apocalyptic Literature...........................................................................................28
E. Prophetic Literature...............................................................................................30
F. Wisdom Literature.................................................................................................36
G. Didactic Literature.................................................................................................40
IV. Contextual Issues.....................................................................................................42
A. Author’s Obvious Meaning.....................................................................................42
B. The Immediate Context.........................................................................................44
C. The Far Context.....................................................................................................46
D. Word Studies.........................................................................................................48
E. Grammar Studies...................................................................................................52
F. Doctrinal Problems.................................................................................................58
V. Figurative Language Issues........................................................................................64
A. Figures of Speech..................................................................................................64
1. Figures of Relation.............................................................................................65
2. Figures of Comparison.......................................................................................66
3. Figures of Attribution.........................................................................................67
4. Figures of Intensification...................................................................................68
B. Symbols.................................................................................................................69
C. Types.....................................................................................................................70
D. Idioms...................................................................................................................72
E. Concluding Principles (concerning figures of) speech............................................74
VI. Meditation Issues......................................................................................................76
VII. Commentary Issues.................................................................................................79
A. Critical Commentaries............................................................................................79
B. Expositional Commentaries....................................................................................80
C. Theological Commentaries.....................................................................................81
D. Devotional Commentaries......................................................................................82
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................85
Bibliography..............................................................................................................86-94
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Have you ever wondered about the background of the passage you are studying? I give you the sources to find out who the people are who first received the passage. I show you where to find the information about what their situation was and what the situation of the author was.
What about cultural issues? Do some things written in the Bible only apply to the people they were first written to, or do they carry over to us in our day and into our culture? I will tell you how you can know.
What about figurative speech...How can you know if a passage should be interpreted literally or figuratively? There are indications which I will give you.
What about different kinds of literature? Did you know there are specific rules that govern the study of prophecy that do no apply to the study of parables? This is true of all Bible literature. I will give you those rules.
Do you know how to meditate on the Scriptures? This is not the emptying of the mind as some Eastern Religions teach. It is rather a powerful tool for see the events in the Bible in living color.
What kind of commentaries do you need? Did you know that there are several different kinds and that certain ones, if taken with out question can actually lead you away from the true meaning of the Scripture?
What about word studies? There is a way to use the original languages without knowing all the intricacies of the languages themselves.
Doctrinal problems really hinder some people. One "expert" says one thing about a difficult passage and another "expert" says something completely different. I can give you tools to help you make your own decision about doctrinal issues.
When you order How To Study The Bible (Even Though You Don't Know Hebrew or Greek!), you will receive the answer to all those questions! Again, this is what you get.
- A Short History of Bible Interpretation Methods From The Ancient Church Down to Our Own Day.
- How To Find The Historical And Cultural Background Of A Passage
- The Rules For Dealing With The Many Different Kinds Of Literature Found In The Bible.
- How To Interpret A Passage In It's Context.
- How To Detect Figurative Language And How To Interpret It When You See It.
- How To Do Word Studies.
- How To Deal With Doctrinal
Problems.
- How To Meditate On Scripture.
- Which Commentaries Are Best To
Consult And the Dangers In Each.
- And Finally, You Receive A Work That Is Fully Documented With Comprehensive Footnotes and a nine page Bibliography.
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