Tag Archive - Living By the Book

Living By The Book #3

January 21, 2010 in Books, Leadership, LifePoint Church with 0 Comments

Session 3 – Interpretation

A.  Three Keys to Interpretation

1.     _________________– raw content of the passage

2.  __________________ – what comes before and what comes after

Several types of Context

a.  ___________________

b.  ___________________

c.  ___________________

d.  ___________________

e.  ___________________

3.  __________________________– Scripture with Scripture

Resources

1) Study ______________________

ESV

HCSB

NAS

NIV

2) _______________________

Use same translation

3) Bible ___________________

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Revised and Expanded

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary, Revised and Expanded

4) Bible _____________________ – smaller version of a Bible dictionary

The Holman Bible Handbook

Halley’s Bible Handbook

The MacArthur Bible Handbook

5) __________________– book of maps

Holman Bible Atlas

Nelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps & Charts, Revised and Updated

Holman Book of Biblical Charts, Maps, and Reconstructions

6) Bible __________________________

Holman Old and New Testament Commentary Boxed Set, 32 Volumes

The MacArthur New Testament Commentary Set, 28 Volumes

The NIV Application Commentary, New Testament Set, 20 Volumes

7) _______________________ – Greek and Hebrew words

Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words

The Complete Word Study Old Testament Spiros Zodhiates Amg Publishers / 1994 / Hardcover

The Complete Word Study New Testament

Websites

http://www.biblestudytools.com/

http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/Bible.org

http://www.desiringgod.org/

http://www.gty.org/

http://www.ligonier.org/

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Living By The Book #2

January 21, 2010 in Books, Leadership, LifePoint Church with 0 Comments

SESSION  2:    INTERPRETATION


A. What is                                         ?
Introduction

1. The primary task of any teacher of Scripture is to explain the text. (Psalm 119:34)

2. Meaning: is not our _______________ thought, but God’s ___________ truth from scripture.
A) Interpretation= _________________ Process

B) The _____________ experience

3) Determine what the author considered to be the _________________

Barriers to Interpretation:

1) ________________ barriers

2)  ________________ barriers

3) ________________ barriers

4)  ________________ barriers


B. Hazards to Avoid

1) __________________ the text

2) __________________ the text

3) __________________ the text

4) __________________

5) __________________

6) __________________
C. Types of Literature

1) ____________________

2) __________________ and ___________________

A) ________________

B) ________________

C) True to ____________

3) ____________________

4) ____________________

5) Proverbs and __________________ Literature

6) ____________________ and Apocalyptic

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Wed. Nights @LifePoint

January 7, 2010 in Influence, LifePoint Church with 2 Comments

Last night at LifePoint I began a new teaching series using “Living By The Book” by Howard Hendricks. I am posting the note-taking sheet here and you can access the audio portion of the teaching through our media player. My hope is if you are in Smyrna you will make it a priority to be involved for the next three weeks as we learn how to study the Bible so we can be well equipped as a Christ follower.

SESSION 1: OBSERVATION

A.  The                      of

1.  Psalms 119:18

2.  “You see, but you do not observe.”  Sherlock Holmes

Learn to ___________________

1.  As you read, pay attention to the ____________

2.  Read God’s Word as for the ____________________

3.  Read the Bible as a ______________________

B.  Six                      of Observation

1. ____________

a.  The names

b.  What is said about the person?

c.  What does the person say?

2.  _____________

a.  What is happening in the text?

b.  What are the events and order?

c.  Some cases:  What is the argument, point, question, answer?

3.  _____________

a.  Location

b.  Where are they from and where are they going?

c.  Where is the writer?  Where were the original readers?

4.  _____________

a.  Time

b,  In relation to this, when did other events in Scripture occur?

c.  Mark 1:35

5.  _____________

a.  unlimited number of questions

b.  examples: Why here?   Why not there?  Why does it lead or follow?  Why did they say that?  Why are they silent?

c.  Why questions dig for meaning.

6. ______________

a.  What difference would it make if I were to apply this truth?

b.  Do something, respond, action

C.  Practice with a verse:

1.  Who/Names (people involved)

2.  When/Cause and Effect

3.  What/Terms/Context

4.  Where/Places

5.  Why

6.  So What