1. Today’s Culture vs. the Bible How Should Christians Respond? Hermeneutics Part I (How to Interpret the Bible) Lesson 12: By: Lynn S. Nored Copyright Lynn S. Nored. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior consent of the author.
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6. What Is the Problem? L E N S Geography 2000+BCE 1000 BCE 500 BCE 0 –100 CE 100-1800 CE 1800-2004 CE Time Culture Howdy Partner Language
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16. What Is the Apostolic History? (30-300 CE) Klein, et. Al, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Word. 1993 Literal Fulfillment : Jesus in the synagogue.“Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Is. 61:1-2 Typological: OT events /ideas repeated in NT Mt. 2:17 “A voice was heard in Ramah of painful crying and deep sadness”..for Jer. 31:15. Herod’s killing for Babylonian exile Literal-Contextual: According to their normal meaning. Jesus Temptation:“It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’’ Matt. 4:4-7 Principal/Application: “ Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages”. I Tim 5:17-18 for Deut. 25:4
17. What Is the Church Fathers History? (100-590 CE) Apostolic Fathers (100-150): Allegory: most common Typology: Midrashiic Traditional: That which the churches taught Alexandra: (150-400) Allegorical. Clement- literal +Spiritual Meaning. Origin-literal, Spiritual, &Moral or Ethical Meaning Antiochene (150-400) Typically rejected allegory. Historical Grammatical: Each text has one plain, simple meaning. E.g. Song of Solomon not about Christ and the church.
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19. What Is the History? Middle Ages (590-1500 CE) Catholic Enccyclopedia First Approach Four meanings: e.g Jerusalem- Literal -city Allegorical - the church. Moral -the soul Eschatological - the heavenly city Third Approach Scholasticism: By question and answer, use logic to reconcile faith and reason. Followed Aristotle Thomas Acqinas: Elevated the literal sense as first, others after that. Second Approach Catena: Traditions of Fathers. Interpretative Glosses in Margins of Bible