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

4. Strength: emphasizes the Scriptures’ ability to identify key sources

5. Weakness: proving its claims is not possible

F. Linguistic Criticism: studying the ancient languages, words, and grammar

1. Studies ancient Hebrew, koine Greek, and Aramaic

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2. Views the Bible as the product of human culture

3. Has a middle range proof level

4. Strength: in-depth meaning of ancient languages

5. Weakness: too far removed from the language

G. Textual Criticism: comparing the variant manuscripts to find the best reading

1. Focuses on different manuscripts and their families of texts

2. Views the Bible as the product of textual research

3. Has a very high proof level

4. Strength: has a multitude of reliable manuscripts available