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Sep 23, 2024 · In this article, we will compare various Bible translations to help inform your choice. They will be compared in these seven categories: (1) translation philosophy, (2) reading level, (3) notable features, (4) origin, (5) manuscript tradition, (6) most popular Study Bible, and (7) translators.
Bible lexicons provide definitions and meaning of Biblical words found in the original New Testament Greek and Old Testament Hebrew languages of the Holy Bible. This study resource helps in understanding the origins and root meaning of the ancient language.
- Introduction
- What Does A Text Mean?
- General Principles of Biblical Interpretation
- Interpreting The Old Testament
- Interpreting The New Testament
- Conclusion and Summary
- Discussion Questions
When it comes to making claims about what the Bible means, sometimes we hear comments from Christians or non-Christians like the following: “Well, that’s just your interpretation.” “The Bible can be made to say anything you want.” “You can’t really understand the Bible. It is full of contradictions.” “No one can understand the true meaning of anyth...
The last lesson looked at the topic of inspiration and found that the Bible is both a human book and a divine book. There are certain implications of this for biblical interpretation. The first is that the human authors had a specific historical audience, context and purpose. These authors used their own language, writing methods, style of writing ...
Principle 1: Interpretation must be based on the author’s intention of meaning and not the reader.This means we must get into the author’s context, historically, grammatically, culturally and the literary forms and conventions the author was working in. To be able to do this some good Bible study tools are needed since we are 2000 years or more rem...
Narrative Literature: Much of the Old Testament contains narrative literature. First, the passage needs to be interpreted in its historical context and then applications can be drawn from the characters and events. In the book of Judges, only one verse is given to the judge Shamgar. It reads, “After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hun...
Gospels: Understand that each writer has a specific audience for whom he is writing, and that he has selected his material for them. Matthew was written for a Jewish audience. Mark was written for a Roman audience. Luke was written for a Greek audience. John was written for a universal or Gentile audience. This can help us see nuances or explain di...
Biblical passages must be interpreted according to the intention of the author and in the context in which the statement is made. Interpretation must be distinguished from application. One must be sensitive to what type of literature one is in and how this may or may not apply to a believer in the church age. Interpreting the Bible is sometimes har...
What types of interpretations have you heard where you questioned the method of interpretation?What would happen to interpretation if the church used reader centered interpretations as opposed to an author centered interpretations?How does the Holy Spirit help us in interpreting the Bible (1 Cor 2)?If the Holy Spirit is guiding us in interpretation why do godly Christians have differing interpretations on various passages?The below list offers detailed information about thirteen Bible translations. Each listing begins with the name of the particular version of Scripture being reviewed. Each Bible also has, in parenthesis, the date it was published and the abbreviation commonly used for it.
Jul 15, 2016 · Study Bibles provide readers the tools they need to make the Bible immediately easier to observe, interpret, and apply. Jeffrey and I teamed up to assess many of the study Bibles that are available.
Oct 21, 2009 · The common question of which Bible translation to use is very important—it concerns the most important words ever spoken, the words of God the Creator. It’s crucial to understand at the outset that behind each version is a fundamental philosophy of Bible translation.
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Jul 8, 2009 · The inductive study process involves three steps: observation, interpretation and application. The main tool for each step is the Bible itself, meaning that when there is a question in my mind as to a passage's meaning, I first look to other scripture to provide the answer.
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