Bible Interpretation, Student Workbook, SW05

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B I B L E I N T E R P R E T A T I O N

b. Complications — what are the specific conflicts and problems the characters are confronting in the story?

c. Climax — what is the peak and turning point of the action, the moment when someone in the conflict “wins”, gives in, gets by, gets over?

d. Denouement — how does the story finally settle its issues, dispose of its problems, and bring to resolution the issues introduced earlier?

e. End — Finis!

E. Note the Theme of the Story (God’s principles and truths).

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1. What “commentary on living” does the story provide?

a. Its view of “ reality ,” (What is the world like and who are we in it?)

b. Its view of “ morality ,” (What constitutes the good and the bad?)

c. Its understanding of “ value ,” (What is the ultimate concern?)

2. What truths about God and ourselves do we glean from our engagement with this story?