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

No assignment due.

Scripture Memory

No assignment due.

Reading Assignment

Your ministry project and your exegetical project should now be outlined, determined, and accepted by your instructor. Make sure that you plan ahead, so you will not be late in turning in your assignments.

Other Assignments

The final will be a take home exam, and will include questions taken from the first three quizzes, new questions on material drawn from this lesson, and essay questions which will ask for your short answer responses to key integrating questions. Also, you should plan on reciting or writing out the verses memorized for the course on the exam. When you have completed your exam, please notify your mentor and make certain that they get your copy. Please note: Your module grade cannot be determined if you do not take the final exam and turn in all outstanding assignments to your mentor (ministry project, exegetical project, Scripture memory verses, reading completion sheets, quizzes, and the final exam). In this lesson we have considered the kinds of tools we have access to which can enhance our interpretation of the Bible. We have considered the need for biblical interpretation, and our own preparation of our hearts, our minds, and our wills to engage the eternal Word of the Living God. We have examined the theme of the Bible’s inspiration and the claims of modern biblical scholarship, and saw how the Word of God is inspired by God, for the authors were carried along by the Holy Spirit and the Scriptures they wrote therefore are the very inspired words of the living God. Our Three-Step Model has provided us with an effective model to understand the meaning of the Bible in its own context, to draw out biblical principles and to apply its meaning in practical ways in our lives under the Spirit’s direction and leading. In addition to these insights, we have also defined the importance of genre study in biblical interpretation, and looked at the importance of both narrative and prophecy in biblical interpretation. Finally, we examined a group of tools, both basic and otherwise, designed to help us bridge the distance between our

Final Exam Notice

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