Last Week Notes Flashcards
What is one of the most foundational skill sets to develop?
Learning how to do word studies in your bible
Meaning has an important ___________ to words, but there are more __________ for communicating meaning than JUST _______.
relationship
factors
words
Words can communicate __________, but they can also ___________ meaning at the same time.
meaning
obscure
Why should we be cautious when reading our Bible?
We need to remember we’re reading a translation. We’re reading in our language, but the text was written in another time and language.
Our modern ____________ for words may not match the range of meaning for biblical words written thousands of years ago. Learning to study __________ _______ is crucial to deepening Bible study.
definition
biblical words
What is a dictionary mindset?
One word - one meaning
Describe an encyclopedia mindset.
One word - all possible meanings at all possible times
We must be aware of our own _____________, and guard against imposing our own ________ and ________ onto a text.
encyclopedia
assumptions
meaning
Reading well requires that we work to discover the encyclopedia of the biblical authors. How do we accomplish this?
By investigating the historical, cultural, and textual background of the Bible.
What are two steps to reading the Bible?
- Become aware of our own modern encyclopedia of reception that we impose upon biblical authors.
- Discover the encyclopedia of production assumed by the authors as they communicate.
Give two ways we can be aware of our own modern encyclopedias.
- Imposing modern cosmology onto the ancient cosmology of Genesis one.
- Attributing much later doctrine no ideas and debates to the biblical authors..
What two languages are the origin of the Hebrew Bible?
- Ancient Hebrew.
- Ancient Aramaic.
What is the primary language of the New Testament?
Greek
Tracing every _________ of a word throughout the Bible is a powerful way to better understand the _______ __ ________ for that word.
occurrence
range of meaning
How can we reveal connections the author intended to make in the old New Testament?
By tracing a New Testament word back through its use in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible to the original Hebrew or aromatic of the word
The apostles often use Greek words, but they activate their Hebrew meaning through the vocabulary of the ________________.
Septuagint
When studying ______ _____________ _______ words, we need to be familiar with the ___________ and look there for the Hebrew correspondents to see the connections in meaning.
New Testament Greek
Septuagint
Define Semantic
Meaning
Define Semantic Range
Words have a range of meaning that can be activated by different features of the context.
To better understand how an author is using a word, study it in expanding circles of context. Name 4 expanding circles of context.
- Same Book (Luke)
- Other works by same author (Luke + Acts)
- Same collection ( New Testament)
- The entire Bible
Biblical interpretation is both an _____ and a _________.
Art
Science
The “Science” of this process is:
Identifying the semantic range and the places a word is used.
The “Art” of this process is:
Wrestling with all possible meanings and contexts to arrive at the author’s intended meaning.
Define concordance
An alphabetical index of words found in the Bible. It lists every instance of a particular word in the Bible along with a reference to where it appears.
Define Interlinears
A version of the Bible that displays the original text (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek) along with a direct, word-for-word translation underneath or beside it.
Define biblical dictionaries
A reference book that provides definitions, explanations, and background info on a wide range of terms, people, places, events, and concepts found in the Bible.
Define Commentary
A book or series of books that offers detailed explanations, interpretations, and insights into individual bible passages or entire books of the Bible.
