Introductory Issues/Lexicography

Question 1

Three differing views of persecution occasioned in 1 Peter

Answer 1

Unofficial
Official
Median

Question 2

How does authorship affect interpretation?

Answer 2

It could significantly impact dating and potential backgrounds for interpreting the letter

Authorship also impacts how two or more letters supposedly written by the same author can be used to clarify/explain content in the letters in question

Question 3

How does dating affect interpretation?

Answer 3

Affects the historical context used to exegete a letter/book

Question 4

Genre

Answer 4

broad species of the literary work

Question 5

Form

Answer 5

smaller units of material found within genres

Question 6

Five genres

Answer 6

Gospel
Historiography - Acts
Epistle (Letter)
Sermon
Apocalypse

Question 7

Lexical fallacies include

Answer 7

Etymological Fallacy
Dump Truck Fallacy
Statistical Fallacy

Question 8

What is the single most important rule of biblical interpretation?

Answer 8

Context = the place of the passage in the flow of the larger writing

Question 9

Rule of proximity

Answer 9

the closest context is the most relevant context

Question 10

Malherbe’s Critique of BDAG

Answer 10

Danker exhibits a desire not to give offense to some in academic circles who value inclusiveness and tolerance.(political correctness)