logging in or signing up scripture.PPS headlessprofessor Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Copy Does not support media & animations WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 300 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 03, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description How should we interpret scripture? Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Understanding scripture : Understanding scripture headlessprofessor Scripture : Scripture sacred writings Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture apocrypha = books not selected into canon Apocryphal = : Apocryphal = Writings not admitted to the canon of scripture (having lesser claim to authority) Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture apocrypha = books not selected into canon hermeneutics = techniques for interpretation Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture apocrypha = books not selected into canon hermeneutics = techniques for interpretation exegesis = coming up with the most relevant interpretation General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation Use several translations General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation Use several translations Look at surrounding context General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation Use several translations Look at surrounding context Look at historical context Numbers 24:8 : Numbers 24:8 “he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn” (King James Version) Numbers 24:8 : Numbers 24:8 SCRIPTURE “he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn” (King James Version) EXEGESIS God is like a unicorn Unicorns do not exist God does not exist Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows” EXEGESIS God is like a unicorn Unicorns have supernatural abilities God has supernatural abilities Get the best translation : Get the best translation SCRIPTURE “It is God who brought him out of Egypt; a wild bull of towering might. He shall devour the nations like grass, their bones he shall strip bare.” (New American Bible) EXEGESIS God is like a wild bull Wild bulls were feared because of their uncontrollable power God has power which people cannot dominate Acts 15:20 : Acts 15:20 “abstain … from blood” (King James Version) Acts 15:20 : Acts 15:20 SCRIPTURE “abstain … from blood” (King James Version) EXEGESIS (Jehovah’s Witness) Do not get a blood transfusion Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “Abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.” BIBLICAL SCHOLARS Most Greeks engaged in rituals of different religions for different gods Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “Abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.” BIBLICAL SCHOLARS Most Greeks engaged in rituals of different religions for different gods Blood ritual and idols were common in several “mystery cults” of that period Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “Abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.” BIBLICAL SCHOLARS Most Greeks engaged in rituals of different religions for different gods Blood ritual and idols were common in several “mystery cults” of that period Christians must worship one God exclusively Not about blood transfusions : Not about blood transfusions in the first century. Understanding scripture : Understanding scripture headlessprofessor You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
scripture.PPS headlessprofessor Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Copy Does not support media & animations WordPress Embed Customize Embed URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 300 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 03, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description How should we interpret scripture? Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Understanding scripture : Understanding scripture headlessprofessor Scripture : Scripture sacred writings Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture apocrypha = books not selected into canon Apocryphal = : Apocryphal = Writings not admitted to the canon of scripture (having lesser claim to authority) Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture apocrypha = books not selected into canon hermeneutics = techniques for interpretation Scripture : Scripture sacred writings canon = official list of scripture apocrypha = books not selected into canon hermeneutics = techniques for interpretation exegesis = coming up with the most relevant interpretation General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation Use several translations General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation Use several translations Look at surrounding context General Rules for Exegesis : General Rules for Exegesis Use original language if possible Use best translation Use several translations Look at surrounding context Look at historical context Numbers 24:8 : Numbers 24:8 “he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn” (King James Version) Numbers 24:8 : Numbers 24:8 SCRIPTURE “he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn” (King James Version) EXEGESIS God is like a unicorn Unicorns do not exist God does not exist Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows” EXEGESIS God is like a unicorn Unicorns have supernatural abilities God has supernatural abilities Get the best translation : Get the best translation SCRIPTURE “It is God who brought him out of Egypt; a wild bull of towering might. He shall devour the nations like grass, their bones he shall strip bare.” (New American Bible) EXEGESIS God is like a wild bull Wild bulls were feared because of their uncontrollable power God has power which people cannot dominate Acts 15:20 : Acts 15:20 “abstain … from blood” (King James Version) Acts 15:20 : Acts 15:20 SCRIPTURE “abstain … from blood” (King James Version) EXEGESIS (Jehovah’s Witness) Do not get a blood transfusion Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “Abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.” BIBLICAL SCHOLARS Most Greeks engaged in rituals of different religions for different gods Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “Abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.” BIBLICAL SCHOLARS Most Greeks engaged in rituals of different religions for different gods Blood ritual and idols were common in several “mystery cults” of that period Always consider the context : Always consider the context SCRIPTURE “Abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.” BIBLICAL SCHOLARS Most Greeks engaged in rituals of different religions for different gods Blood ritual and idols were common in several “mystery cults” of that period Christians must worship one God exclusively Not about blood transfusions : Not about blood transfusions in the first century. Understanding scripture : Understanding scripture headlessprofessor