Lesson 1

Question 1

Explain the focus of the following types of biblical inquiry:
a) Devotional reading
b) Academic study

Answer 1

a) Hearing from God
b) Understanding the text in relation to its historical context

Question 2

The New Testament does not supersede the Old Testament; rather, it is … ?

Answer 2

The continuation, climax, and fulfillment of the Old Testament

Question 3

List five (5) tools that can help students understand or interpret a biblical text

Answer 3

a) Historical background
b) Narrative criticism
c) Rhetoric
d) Ancient media culture
e) Intertextuality

Question 4

Rhetorical texts were designed for what two (2) purposes?

Answer 4

a) To be read aloud
b) To persuade the hearers

Question 5

List three (3) aspects of ancient media culture

Answer 5

a) Orality/aurality
b) Performance
c) Memory

Question 6

What is intertextuality in relation to the Bible?

Answer 6

The use of the Old Testament in the New Testament