7.5 Notes

1. What is hermeneutics?
2. Why not ignore Bible passages that do not fit our theology?
3. What’s the danger in reading the Bible allegorically?
4. What’s the first question to ask when studying the Bible?
5. How can we avoid taking verses out of context?
6. What’s wrong with interpreting the Bible on contemporary standards of political correctness?
7. Is all of scripture relevant for today?

7.6 Notes

7 Questions

• What is “exegesis”? 7.6
• Why is it important to read the Bible for ourselves? 7.6
• How can we ensure we’re reading the Bible in context?” 7.6
• How do we go about choosing a good Bible translation? 7.6
• Why is it important to understand “genre”? 7.6
• What’s the difference between “historical context” and “literary context”? 7.6
• What’s the difference between “prescriptive passages” and “descriptive passages”? 7.6

Finish Reading 5.6

Take notes on all gray boxes and bolded terms.

We will finish the notes up through 5.5 in class today.

There will be a quiz Thursday.

1. Summarize what a metanarrative is t in one paragraph:

2. What are the THREE key elements found in any well-written story?

3. What is Historical Narrative, and what part does it play in the Bible?

4. Choose at least THREE non-Christian worldviews and write down their Metanarratives

Vocab Words

OVERARCHING

ADJECTIVE

1. forming an arch over something:

2. comprehensive; all-embracing

ELEMENT

• NOUN

1. a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic:

We worked in groups of 2-3 to do the following,

1. Pick an attribute of God from section 5.  (You should choose one hard to remember)
2. Create a poster, poem, rap, drawing, or something creative to describe the attributes.
3. Every group member should know
   1. What it means
   2. Whether it is incommunicable or communicable

I want you all to do the same thing. You need someone else from Bible class to do it with you.

Test Friday over section 4.5-end of chapter 4

Pastor Phil

Finish section 4.5

Discussion Question:

What does it mean to say…

“God is wise”?
“God is righteous”?
“God is loving”?
God is merciful and gracious”?

4.5 Reading and Notes (pp.92-97)

What does it mean to say…

• God is holy?
• God is eternal?
• God is all-knowing?
• God is all-powerful?
• God is everywhere present?
• God is unchanging?

4.4

• Theologians use this word to describe God’s self-sufficiency _____________.
  • Describe God’s self-sufficiency.

• After reading the section, why is it wrong to say, “God is made up of many little parts”?

4.5

• What is the difference between “incommunicable attributes” and “communicable attributes”?