Be familiar with the four main views on the nature of meaning (Who/what generates meaning?). Know the general argumentation for and against each view as well as some major examples of each view.
- Author: What the author wants is the only legit meaning
- Text: whatever the text could say is the legit meaning
- Reader: you determine the meaninig
- Community: Whatever the group decides is the meaning
Be familiar with the notion of a hermeneutic of surrender.
submit to biblical definitions, must search to find them
Know the golden chain of communication. Know the Scripture references for this.
- God has locked in the intent of scripture
- that is the way it is
- God is trying to give revelation to you, not trying to hide it
- Romans 8
Know what literal-grammatical-historical hermeneutics means and some general biblical support for each of those ideas.
- Literal- Hosiah 11:1
- Grammatical- Gal 3:16, Gen 22:12-18
- Historical- the Bible goes out of its way to show its place in history; the facts of history inform our interpretation of the text
Know about historical backgrounds: What are the three major components of historical backgrounds? Be aware of an example of each
- Macro- the big picture; The Who what when why how
- Redemptive history- History is His story
- Micro- specific things in the passage that will impact you
Know the definition of genre. Know that genre provides a list expectations. Know whether genre determines what a text will mean or not. Know some tips for each genre.
-form of communication you use to say something
-does not determine the content
Narrative/History- this is what happened
Law and Proverbs- claim is action, theology lived out
Poetry- characterized by parallelism
Epistles- emphasizes the logic
Prophecy- tells us about the future
Know what literary context IS and IS NOT.
helps set up the point of the passage, helps define the author’s intent
Know how to find the context of a given passage
- Understand the flow of the book
- Understand how your passage fits in and contributes to that line of reasoning
- Pick up on inner and intertextual connections in the text to see how this passage draws from and contributes to the entire scripture
- Synthesize the context to explain the specific point of the passage relative to the book and the Bible
Know also how “inspired cross referencing” works” (aka intertextuality) and why it is important.
inspired cross-referencing- Biblical authors reference other scripture passages in their writings, thicc
Be familiar with the nature of grammatical and word study analysis
- Hebrews 6 implies you can lose salvation if not taking into account word study
- the phrase “to fall away” means that you never touched it
Know the four major ways to apply Scripture per the lecture.
- Necessity- very much needed
- Its Foundation- without a foundation there is no building
- Correct Application- making sure that you know the what, why, and so what of scripture
a. Ex: Worship,
Knowing Theology, Moral
Response, Worldview - Issues in application- when applied correctly these go away
Be able to articulate the importance of hermeneutics relative to Christian worldview. Why does this matter and why is it important?
2 Timothy- imp bc it teaches us discernment
-it matters so that we will not fall under false teaching
Know the Luke 10 and how to analyze it hermeneutically
- Good Samaritan
- analyze the historical context and implications to the pharisees
Know the Luke 15 and how to analyze it hermeneutically
- Prodigal Son
- analyze the allegorical meaning and direction at the pharisees
Know the Romans 8 and how to analyze it hermeneutically
-the implications of God sending his firstborn to die for us
