Hermeneutics & Homiletics

89 Pages·2011·2.4 MB·English

Hermeneutics & Homiletics
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Hermeneuo – “To interpret or give the
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sense of”
• Greek hermeneia
 1 Corinthians 12:10: . . .to another the
interpretation of tongues.
• Nehemiah 8:6-8: So they read in the
book in the law of God distinctly, and
gave the sense, and caused them to
understand the reading.
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The Science and Art of Proper Biblical
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Interpretation
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“To pull out
Exegesis the meaning
of”
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“To put a
Eisegesis meaning
into”
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2Pe 3:15-16 KJV(15) And account that the
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longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our
beloved brother Paul also according to the
wisdom given unto him hath written unto
you;(16) As also in all his epistles, speaking in
them of these things; in which are some things
hard to be understood, which they that are
unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the
other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
2Co 2:17 KJV(17) For we are not as many, which
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corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but
as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
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KJV: Study to shew thyself approved unto
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God, a workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth.
NASB: Be diligent to present yourself
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approved to God as a workman who does
not need to be ashamed, accurately
handling the word of truth.
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Approach Study
Attitude to shew thyself approved unto
God,
Judgment a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed,
Method rightly dividing the word
of truth
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Observation
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• What does it say?
Interpretation
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• What does it mean?
Application
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• What does it mean to me?
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Culture
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• The study of a people’s manners and customs
Geography
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• The study of a geographical area and its impact
on our understanding
Biblical Languages
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• The study of the Hebrew and Greek languages
History
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• The background and history of a people
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