Basic Hermenuetics Flashcards
God has given us the ___________ to seek to understand the Bible
Responsibility
The Bible records several ___________ that are necessary to understand God’s Word.
Qualities
We must have an intense ___________ to know God’s truth.
Desire
We must ___________ ourselves before the Lord.
Humble
We must trust the Holy Spirit to be our ___________
Teacher
Although some things in Scripture are hard to ___________, the vast majority of God’s Word can be readily understood - even by Children. (Deuteronomy 6:6,7)
Understand
If God’s Word is ___________, it is only because the hearers do not want to do His will.
Unintelligible
Even though the Bible can be understood, there are ___________ that can make understanding difficult.
Obstacles
The first obstacle is temporal or ___________. We are separated from the historical events by thousand of years and different cultures.
Cultural
The second obstacle to understanding is ___________. The Bible was written in many different styles
Literary
The third obstacle to understanding is ___________. We come to the text with many of our own ideas.
Prejudice
Effective Bible reading begins with ___________.
Prayer
Effective Bible reading involves ___________. Read the same passage or book many times and in different translation.
Repetition
Effective Bible reading involves both a ___________ and slow reading method.
Fast
Look for which is most ___________
Obvious
Look for the ___________ genre
Literary
Look for the ___________.
Context
Look for key ___________ that are repeated throughout the text
Words
Look for ___________.
Principles
Effective Bible reading involves ___________ the text with questions.
Bombarding
___________ Principle: the right way to study any verse is through and understanding of its context.
Context
___________ ___________ Principle: The first time something is mentioned in Scripture carries with it a meaning that will be consistent throughout the entire Bible.
First mention
___________ ___________ Principle: Every topic should be understood by the historical, progressive mention of it throughout Scripture
Progressive Revelation
___________ ___________ Principle; Every verse is understood through comparing or contrasting it with other verses
Scripture Comparison
___________ ___________ Principle: The interpretation of any verse is determined by examining every related verse in Scripture.
Full mention
___________ Principle: The full understanding of any passage should be determined by its historical, cultural, political, and geographical background.
Background
A narrative is a story, not a full ___________ - they never tell us everything we would like to know about the characters.
Biography
The ___________ is the arrangement of the incidents that make up the story
Plot
The ___________ introduces the story. It usually identifies the characters, their relationships, and positions in life.
Background
The ___________ is the struggle the main characters encounters.
Conflict
The ___________ is the conclusion of the story when the main issues are settled.
Resolution
Old testament narrative features a ___________ character (known as the protagonist)
Central
In OT narrative there is usually more ___________ than action.
Dialogue
The Psalms are ___________ written to be sung in worship to God. They appeal primarily to our emotions and not our intellect.
Poems
To properly understand a particular psalm, determine what ___________ of psalm it is.
Type
___________ of praise psalms honor God with exuberant praise for His greatness and goodness.
Hymn
___________ psalms express sorrow, suffering, or disappointment. They are cries for help in our times of trouble.
Lament
___________ psalms express joy over good circumstances and God’s blessing. They are related to the hymn but focus more on deliverance from distress.
Thanksgiving
Proverbs are brief cleverly worded to aid ___________. Proverbs are not formulas. They point to outcomes that are likely to follow when one chooses a certain course of action.
Memorization
A proverb is a slice of ___________. It is always true and authoritative, but it only covers one specific aspect of life
Reality
Proverbs are generally ___________ for guiding our behavior and choices.
Principles
The epistles are not theological ___________ but letters written in response to specific circumstances.
Treatises
Compare and ___________ your findings by consulting available reference materials.
Enlarge
After recreating the historical setting, look for the ___________ embedded in the setting.
Principles
Determine what circumstances in the text are the ___________ as our contemporary setting. If the specific circumstances are similar, God’s word to us is the same as it was to them.
Same
Determine which circumstances are ___________ from our contemporary setting. Ask yourselves what biblical principles are revealed in these circumstances.
Different
A Gospel is an account of the ___________ and ministry of Jesus Christ arranged as a theological sermon and not as a biography.
Life
Each Gospel was written for a different ___________
Audience
The Gospel writers wrote within the cultural ___________ of their days.
Context
A parable is a story that is true to ___________ and teaches a spiritual lesson.
Life
To understand a parable, look for the audience. The ___________ often provides the key to understanding it
Setting
The parable was primarily designed to provoke a ___________ from the listener.
Response
To understand a parable, look for the main ___________.
Point
To understand a parable, look for relevant ___________.
Details
To understand a parable, look for the unexpected ___________.
Twists
A ___________ translation attempts to translate the original text word for word.
Literal
A ___________ equivalent translation attempts to translate the original text though for thought
Dynamic
A ___________ translation attempts to paraphrase the author’s message.
Free
Another important tool is a ___________ study aid that compares verses according to topic and theme.
Cross reference
A ___________ lists all words in the Bible and the places they are found in the Scriptures
Concordance
A Bible ___________ provides background material in every person, place, subject, and book in the bible.
Dictionary
A ___________ study is one that examines what the entire Bible teaches about a particular subject.
Topical
An ___________ study is one that examines what a particular section or book of the Bible teaches.
Analytical
