Doriani Chapter 11 Summary

In Doriani chapter eleven he stresses that reflection is the key to applying the main point of the biblical text. He then explains the goal of reflecting is to discover and teach the main lesson of biblical text. Doriani goes on to explain steps which are to identify, topic, point, message, application, and Christ. Doriani explains that some texts are easy to answer the steps, but others are going to have more attention to find the answers to these steps. Doriani then breaks these steps down and explains them. Topic is determined by first establishing if it is a narrative or discourse. Topics in narratives are obvious because of three subtypes: labeled reports, speech stories, and dramas. Topic in discourses are less obvious they typically follow a theme, repeated words or phrase. Doriani states that the goal of the point is to link the theme to its consequences in life. Principle three states proposition brings a lesson to a point when it joins the central truth of a …show more content…
Fallen-condition focus is focused on experiential path; the Redemptive-historical focus is focused on theological perspective. Fallen-condition focus on why we suffer. Doriani lists five reasons for our suffering, 1.) we may suffer as a consequence of our own sin, 2.) we suffer because we live in a sin-wrecked world, 3.) we suffer, even when we do not personally sin, if we are connected to evildoers, 4.) Christians suffer persecution and satanic oppression, 5.) we can suffer from ignorance. Redemptive- historical focus is centered on Christ by observing how each text of the Bible presents some aspect of his person and work. Focused on Gods saving plan in space and time. Doriani then concludes with these two methods are what keeps us from preparing messages that contain true statements and good counsel. So when we interpret we should keep in mind