Basic Hermenuetics

Question 1

God has given us the ___________ to seek to understand the Bible

Answer 1

Responsibility

Question 2

The Bible records several ___________ that are necessary to understand God’s Word.

Answer 2

Qualities

Question 3

We must have an intense ___________ to know God’s truth.

Answer 3

Desire

Question 4

We must ___________ ourselves before the Lord.

Answer 4

Humble

Question 5

We must trust the Holy Spirit to be our ___________

Answer 5

Teacher

Question 6

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)

Answer 6

Understand

Question 7

If God’s Word is ___________, it is only because the hearers do not want to do His will.

Answer 7

Unintelligible

Question 8

Even though the Bible can be understood, there are ___________ that can make understanding difficult.

Answer 8

Obstacles

Question 9

The first obstacle is temporal or ___________. We are separated from the historical events by thousand of years and different cultures.

Answer 9

Cultural

Question 10

The second obstacle to understanding is ___________. The Bible was written in many different styles

Answer 10

Literary

Question 11

The third obstacle to understanding is ___________. We come to the text with many of our own ideas.

Answer 11

Prejudice

Question 12

Effective Bible reading begins with ___________.

Answer 12

Prayer

Question 13

Effective Bible reading involves ___________. Read the same passage or book many times and in different translation.

Answer 13

Repetition

Question 14

Effective Bible reading involves both a ___________ and slow reading method.

Answer 14

Fast

Question 15

Look for which is most ___________

Answer 15

Obvious

Question 16

Look for the ___________ genre

Answer 16

Literary

Question 17

Look for the ___________.

Answer 17

Context

Question 18

Look for key ___________ that are repeated throughout the text

Answer 18

Words

Question 19

Look for ___________.

Answer 19

Principles

Question 20

Effective Bible reading involves ___________ the text with questions.

Answer 20

Bombarding

Question 21

___________ Principle: the right way to study any verse is through and understanding of its context.

Answer 21

Context

Question 22

___________ ___________ Principle: The first time something is mentioned in Scripture carries with it a meaning that will be consistent throughout the entire Bible.

Answer 22

First mention

Question 23

___________ ___________ Principle: Every topic should be understood by the historical, progressive mention of it throughout Scripture

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Progressive Revelation

Question 24

___________ ___________ Principle; Every verse is understood through comparing or contrasting it with other verses

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Scripture Comparison

Question 25

___________ ___________ Principle: The interpretation of any verse is determined by examining every related verse in Scripture.

Answer 25

Full mention

Question 26

___________ Principle: The full understanding of any passage should be determined by its historical, cultural, political, and geographical background.

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Background

Question 27

A narrative is a story, not a full ___________ - they never tell us everything we would like to know about the characters.

Answer 27

Biography

Question 28

The ___________ is the arrangement of the incidents that make up the story

Answer 28

Plot

Question 29

The ___________ introduces the story. It usually identifies the characters, their relationships, and positions in life.

Answer 29

Background

Question 30

The ___________ is the struggle the main characters encounters.

Answer 30

Conflict

Question 31

The ___________ is the conclusion of the story when the main issues are settled.

Answer 31

Resolution

Question 32

Old testament narrative features a ___________ character (known as the protagonist)

Answer 32

Central

Question 33

In OT narrative there is usually more ___________ than action.

Answer 33

Dialogue

Question 34

The Psalms are ___________ written to be sung in worship to God. They appeal primarily to our emotions and not our intellect.

Answer 34

Poems

Question 35

To properly understand a particular psalm, determine what ___________ of psalm it is.

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Type

Question 36

___________ of praise psalms honor God with exuberant praise for His greatness and goodness.

Answer 36

Hymn

Question 37

___________ psalms express sorrow, suffering, or disappointment. They are cries for help in our times of trouble.

Answer 37

Lament

Question 38

___________ psalms express joy over good circumstances and God's blessing. They are related to the hymn but focus more on deliverance from distress.

Answer 38

Thanksgiving

Question 39

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.

Answer 39

Memorization

Question 40

A proverb is a slice of ___________. It is always true and authoritative, but it only covers one specific aspect of life

Answer 40

Reality

Question 41

Proverbs are generally ___________ for guiding our behavior and choices.

Answer 41

Principles

Question 42

The epistles are not theological ___________ but letters written in response to specific circumstances.

Answer 42

Treatises

Question 43

Compare and ___________ your findings by consulting available reference materials.

Answer 43

Enlarge

Question 44

After recreating the historical setting, look for the ___________ embedded in the setting.

Answer 44

Principles

Question 45

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.

Answer 45

Same

Question 46

Determine which circumstances are ___________ from our contemporary setting. Ask yourselves what biblical principles are revealed in these circumstances.

Answer 46

Different

Question 47

A Gospel is an account of the ___________ and ministry of Jesus Christ arranged as a theological sermon and not as a biography.

Answer 47

Life

Question 48

Each Gospel was written for a different ___________

Answer 48

Audience

Question 49

The Gospel writers wrote within the cultural ___________ of their days.

Answer 49

Context

Question 50

A parable is a story that is true to ___________ and teaches a spiritual lesson.

Answer 50

Life

Question 51

To understand a parable, look for the audience. The ___________ often provides the key to understanding it

Answer 51

Setting

Question 52

The parable was primarily designed to provoke a ___________ from the listener.

Answer 52

Response

Question 53

To understand a parable, look for the main ___________.

Answer 53

Point

Question 54

To understand a parable, look for relevant ___________.

Answer 54

Details

Question 55

To understand a parable, look for the unexpected ___________.

Answer 55

Twists

Question 56

A ___________ translation attempts to translate the original text word for word.

Answer 56

Literal

Question 57

A ___________ equivalent translation attempts to translate the original text though for thought

Answer 57

Dynamic

Question 58

A ___________ translation attempts to paraphrase the author's message.

Answer 58

Free

Question 59

Another important tool is a ___________ study aid that compares verses according to topic and theme.

Answer 59

Cross reference

Question 60

A ___________ lists all words in the Bible and the places they are found in the Scriptures

Answer 60

Concordance

Question 61

A Bible ___________ provides background material in every person, place, subject, and book in the bible.

Answer 61

Dictionary

Question 62

A ___________ study is one that examines what the entire Bible teaches about a particular subject.

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Topical

Question 63

An ___________ study is one that examines what a particular section or book of the Bible teaches.

Answer 63

Analytical