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32 Cards in this Set
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What is our purpose in reading and studying the Bible?
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-The Bible focuses on certain truths which need to become evident in the way that we live
-The bottom line: if we come away from the Bible without relating well to God and people, then we have not read it well. |
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According to Paul, the goal of the impact of the word in his teaching was...
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So that people would love better
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The same emphasis is found in both the Old and the New Testaments.
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love
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Love outweighs any knowledge, giftedness, or abilities anyone may possess. By definition, if we do not love well, then...
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We do not serve well
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The distinguishing mark of the Church, as well as its individual members is...
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Love
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As we read and study the OT, it should be affecting the way we...
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live and ultimately the way we love!
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How do we approach in reading and studying the bible?
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We approach the Bible with a clearly diefined hermeneutic, such as a grammatical historical-literary approach. We also believe in the verbal plenary inspiration of the original manuscripts by the Holy Spirit. Both of these carry certain implications which are often neglected.
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What were the actions of the human author?
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The author wrote under the supervision of the Holy Spirit, but nevertheless wrote from his own human perspective and intended to communicate certain truths.
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What were the actions of the human readers?
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These readers initially read/heard the words in light of their understanding of their world and their cultural background in their day.
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How does the text now stand?
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It stands as a literary composition that needs to be read as literature.
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We should consider seriously:
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-It's biblical context
-The kind of literature that it is (narrative, poetry, etc.) -The language in which it was originally written |
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What is the ultimate purpose?
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Theological—God intends that the divine message of the text impact those who read it. ONe's ability to be impacted with this message is limited by one's ability to engage with the three dimensions for literary composition and the degree of the illumination of the HOly Spirit.
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The text is to be read as...
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a real text, and that text is to impact us today.
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Our dependence in our reading and studying the Bible
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Ultimately, a simplistic or mechanical approach to studying the Bible will not have the kind of impact on us that God intends it to have. We must be iwlling to think deeply and implicationally about God, people, and the bible in relation to our own lives as we are in the Bible.
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As we depend on God, we need to...
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-Take God seriously
-Take our humanness seriously -Take the Bible seriously |
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We are to approach the text dependently so that
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the bible is not something just to be studied, something should happen when we study it. There is a dependency on the holy spirit
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The Bible is God's message for/to humanity
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It is written over a period of 1500 years by approximately 40 divinely inspired authors who were from different time periods, occupations, and backgrounds.
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By the time of Christ, the OT was complete and divided into three sections:
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1. The Law of Moses and the Prophets
2. 3 units -Historical -Prophetical -Poetical 3. This is a nice packaging of the material, but it creates a discontinuity of the message oftentimes creating confusion for those who read its contents. |
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It is important to not that almost the entire story line of the OT narrative is found in 11 books. It is like reading a novel when these books are read in succession,
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1. The Eleven Books that contain this message:
Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, Ezra, and Nehemiah. |
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It becomes necessary to understand how the rest of the books fit within these 11 books of the story line
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-The additional historical books
-The poetical books -The prophetic books |
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The Five Major Time Periods
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1. Before Israel became a nation (from creation to Joseph's death in Egypt)
2. Israel in Egypt (the next430 years) 3. Israel in the Wilderness (the next 40 years) 4. Israel in the Promised Land (the next 1000 years) 5. The exile and beyond (the 70 years of exile and beyond) |
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Six major movements
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1. Ur to Canaan
2. Canaan to Egypt 3. Egypt to Canaan 4. Canaan to Assyrian captivity 5. Canaan to Babylonian captivity 6. Babylon to Canaan |
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Generally, the OT does not present technical material.
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It mainly consists of stories and poems. Mixed in with these two types of literature are passages containing genealogies, law as, sacrificial instruction, and certain official historical records. But even these passages are found within the context of stories about Isarel and their relationship with Yahweh. The OT is not a theological essay, an apologetic to science, or proof of historical realities. It is a story.
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Stories are powerful because...
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They communicate to such a broud segment of society. People like stories. It brings a physical view of who God is. We get to see the theology of who God is.
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However, as simple as the word "story" might be, different cultures approach story telling with different methodologies. An expert in literary analysis, alter states that "every culture, even every era in a particular culture, develops distinctive and sometimes intricate cods for telling its stories, invovling everything from narrative pointo f view procedures of description and characterization, the management of dialogue, to the ordering of time and the organization of plot". So, in order to understand the story of the OT, it is important to understand something of the manner in which they told stories.
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1. Narrator and Point of View — The narrator plays an important role in shaping how one responds to what is being read.
2. Plot and Character — In every story, there is a plot and one or more characters. |
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The Main Message of Genesis
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Yahweh's creation of the human race (1-11) and covenant through the Hebrew race (12-50)
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The Purpose of Genesis
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A. To provide a basic understanding of human experience
B. To provide the beginning of understand that it is possible to have a relationship with God |
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A comparison of Genesis 1-11 and 12-50
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Levels the ground of human experience ------- lays the ground work of Yahweh's redemptive plan
deals with Yahweh's creative design and humanity's corruption of that design ------- deals with yahweh's redemptive design and how he will deal with humanity's corruption explains/illustrates the basics about our human condition and experiences ------- explains the historical and theological foundation and background of yahweh's involvement with humanity in light of their condition and circumstances |
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Contents of Genesis
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A. To provide an appropriate intro to the Israelite God, Yahweh. He is the creator God. It provided a contrast to the Ancient Near East thinking about gods/creation.
B. To explain the role of people in the created world. They are created in the image of Elohim. The world is for them. They are created with dignity and responsibility. It provided a contrast to the ANE thinking that humans were an afterthought, made for the gods to doe their work. C. To explain why Yahweh chose to work through a chosen people. Humanity messed up the creation though their sin, now Yahweh seeks to undo the mess. D. To deomonstrate yahweh's presence and perseverance in establishing a chosen people. His people fail continually, but yahweh continues to pursue them. E. To show how Israel became a nation. |
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Structure of Genesis
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A. Major Divisions
- Primeval Narratives - Patriarchal Narratives B. Built-in structure - Toledoth Formula |
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The Toledoth Formulas:
Horizontal ("segmented") Genealogies varied functions to show different relationships |
10:1-32 (11:9)... the generations of shem, ham, and japheth
25:12-18... generations of Ishmael 36:1-8 36:9-43... the generations of Esau |
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Major Emphases of Genesis
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1. Covenant/Election
2. Monotheism 3. Sin 4. Origins |
