Living by the Book Week 2
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This document provides an overview of Bible study methods, focusing on the step of interpretation. It discusses interpreting the meaning of what has been observed through applying context, comparing passages, understanding the cultural backdrop, and consulting additional resources. As an example, it examines Titus 3:3-8 and prompts the reader to interpret the passage by considering its content, context, points of comparison, cultural influences, and through consultation. The reader is guided to develop key learnings and surface secondary insights from properly interpreting the passage.
![Interpretation
Applying meaning to what
has been observed.
Interpretation is perhaps the most
difficult and time-consuming of
these three steps [observation,
interpretation, and application].
Basic Bible Interpretation by Roy Zuck](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lbtb-w2-6-12-121022151030-phpapp01/85/Living-by-the-Book-Week-2-7-320.jpg)
Living by the Book Week 2
- 1. Living by the Book An Introduction to Bible Study Methods Week 2
- 2. Where have we been? Observation Interpretation Application Correlation
- 3. Titus 3:3-8 For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
- 4. Titus 3:3-8 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
- 5. Titus 3:3-8 This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men.
- 6. Where are we going? Observation Interpretation Application Correlation
- 7. Interpretation Applying meaning to what has been observed. Interpretation is perhaps the most difficult and time-consuming of these three steps [observation, interpretation, and application]. Basic Bible Interpretation by Roy Zuck
- 8. Interpretation How wide is the divide? Chronological Biblical World Todays World Actual people Geographical Actual people Actual places Actual places Cultural Actual problems Actual problems Actual encounters Linguistic Actual encounters Literary Supernatural
- 9. Interpretation Hazards to Avoid Misreading the text Distorting the text Contradicting the text Subjectivism Relativism Overconfidence
- 10. Interpretation Five Keys to Interpretation Content Context Comparison Culture Consultation
- 11. Consultation Concordances Bible dictionaries Bible handbooks Atlases Bible Commentaries
- 12. Titus 3:3-8 Content? Context? Broaden scope Comparison? Culture? Consultation?
- 13. Titus 3:3-8 Develop key learning from passage Surface secondary learning from passage
- 14. Next Week Observation Interpretation Application Correlation