How To Read The Bible Quiz Flashcards
What was the authors intent
Basic approach
Then and there, the meaning of the original text
Exegesis
Here and now, what it means for us today
Hermeneutics
It’s God’s word
Eternal relevance
It was written by humans
historical particularity
Gods word to us was first of all __________
His word to them (Abraham and his descendants)
What’s the point
Context
Think in _____________
Paragraphs
How many handwritten originals exist for any biblical book
None
What do the copies confirm
The original
What is tricky business
Translating words and ideas from one language to another
Formal equivalents
Same words (kjv, rsv, nasb, esv)
Functional equivalence
Same ideas (niv, gnb, nab, njb)
Free translation
Paraphrase (nlt, lb, message)
Who is our example
Jesus