Examples Of Biblical Criticism

Biblical Criticism is forming a judgement to find the meaning, significance and to look for the hidden meaning. Through the process of Bible criticism you are lead to evaluate, identify, analyse, explain, compare and understanding connections between ideas. Biblical Criticism assists the reader in understanding the bible as it helps them to explore the biblical text in its historical, cultural, literacy and religious context in an attempt to discover the authors meaning for the audience. Biblical Criticism requires people to go beyond the surface of just reading the text, instead they should study the text deeper by using the three lenses. The three lenses allow the readers to explore and understand the meaning of the sacred text. The three lenses are firstly, the World Behind the Text which explores the historical culture of the text and the author. Secondly, the World Of the Text discovers the style, literacy techniques and themes of the text. Thirdly, the World In Front of the Text reveals how the contemporary audience and readers engage with the text and its messages.
World Behind the Text:
World Behind the Text is about the cultural world of the time. It allows readers to understand the world in which the text was created and the …show more content…
It is important to analyse the scriptures because the stories have different meanings, depending on who is reading it. Readers have to understand that the “Call of Abraham” story may not have been intended to be taken literally. That is when they should look at the three lenses. The World Behind the Text, to understand what may have caused the author to write what they did. The World Of the Text is the patterns and literacy elements. Lastly, the World In Front of the Text looks at how relevant the text is today and recites our impressions and