Lesson 11 - The Grammatical-historical Method (Part 1) - lesson review

Question 1

1. List ten important aspects of the grammatical–historical method:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

Answer 1

a. Biblical history
b. Biblical geography
c. Biblical culture
d. Literary category (genre)
e. Setting
f. Special literary forms
g. Literary context
h. Word meanings
i. Grammar and syntax
j. The harmony of Scripture

Question 2

2. To gain insight into what the text meant to the original readers, what question should we ask ourselves?

Answer 2

What were the social, political, economic, cultural, philosophical, and religious forces at work during that time?

Question 3

3. What external sources can we use to find out more about the historical background?

Answer 3

Secular histories, contemporaneous documents, and archaeological discoveries

Question 4

4. What external sources can we use to find out more about Bible geography?

Answer 4

Maps, satellite images, books, and online search engines and websites

Question 5

5. What sort of culture was the Bible written to?

Answer 5

An Eastern culture

Question 6

6. What four elements help to explain the setting or situation surrounding text?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Answer 6

a. Speaker
b. Original audience
c. Occasion
d. Purpose