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Mar 20, 2023 · They all incorporate observation, interpretation, application, and personal reflection. They all also place a different emphasis on one or another. Here are 6 methods we recommend: The Inductive Method. The SOAP Method. The TEXT Method. The Verse-mapping Method. The Topical Study Method. The Character Study Method.
Jun 1, 2023 · Thus, hermeneutics is an interpretation. Merriam-Webster defines hermeneutics as “the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible )” and “a method or principle of interpretation.”. Hermeneutics, in general, does not necessarily have to refer to biblical study but could be an interpretation of another story ...
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Apr 22, 2022 · Exegesis is, in many respects, a close-reading of a religious text. In many ways, it is the precedence for the 20th century academic concept of close-reading that came from the New Criticism movement. Close-reading is the practice of a careful and sustained look at a passage of a text. Exegesis is similar in execution, but applied to a ...
Aug 13, 2019 · A Deeper Look at Healing. Our church has a customary practice of praying for healing. If someone is sick, people in the congregation know they can ask the elders to come, just as James 5 recommends. So the two of us had been called on several times to gather with other elders to pray for people with chronic, acute or terminal illnesses.
- Start with Prayer. Starting with prayer might seem obvious, but it is incredibly important. On one difficult Bible passage J. C. Ryle wrote, “All portions of Scripture like this ought to be approached with deep humility and earnest prayer for the teaching of the Spirit.”
- Stay with Prayer. Let God’s Word lead you to pray. For example, after you read Jesus’s prayer in Matthew 11:25 (“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children”), thank him that he has revealed his “gracious will” (Matt.
- Look Godward. Often when we come to the Bible, our goal is application: “How should we live in light of what we have learned?” This is good, but, before you get there, turn your attention upward—Godward!
- Keep Christ as the Center. How would you define the gospel? Take a look at Jesus’s summary to his first followers: Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
Nov 6, 2013 · General Principles of Biblical Interpretation. 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.
Oct 5, 2022 · The best way we can accomplish this is to look carefully at the book He has written, the Bible, which communicates who He is and His plan for mankind. There are many ways we can study the Bible, but one of the most influential and simple approaches to reading and understanding God’s Word involves three simple steps: Step 1: Observation—What ...
