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| God chose to reveal Himself in two primary ways. |
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| General/Natural and Special revelation |
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| General revelation is generally understood as available through two primary vehicles. |
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1. Through creation 2. Through our being created in the image of God. |
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The image of God manifests itself in multiple ways. |
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1. Rationality (orderly communication) 2. Love (satisfying relationships 3. Morality (positive choices)
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1. Miracles 2. The incarnation of Jesus 3.The Bible |
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| Inspiration of the Bible explains: |
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1. How it is revelation 2. How it gains its authourity 3. Why it is relevant to every person's life |
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| Implications (6) of the inspiration of the Bible |
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1. The Bible is inerrant 2. Words demand contexts 3. Teaching is correct
4. God uses personalities 5. Original manuscript inspired 6. Biblical authority |
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The Canon:
the Bible was written in 4 primary languages. |
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1. OT - Hebrew, some Aramaic 2. NT - Greek, some remaining Aramaic and Latin |
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Basic Hermeneutics
The basic model for communication using printed page.
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Encoder (person with message) - Text (message)
Decoder (the reader) |
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Encoder = author Message = Bible text
Decoder = reader
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| How many books? How many authors? |
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| What is the time frame in which the Bible was written? |
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the oldest approx - 1400 BC and the latest
approx AD 100, a period of 1500 years |
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| Who wrote most of the books? |
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Either Jewish or Christian Believers |
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| Affirming the importance of the human author requires: |
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studying the human aspects of writing:
their circumstances, their language,
their style of writing, personalities, and thought patterns |
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the most important part of the communication process |
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the third element in the communication process |
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The necessity of sharability. The communication model works on 2 levels. |
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First synchronically, that is , at any given slice of time. Second, diachronically, that is, throughout the eras of time. |
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Three areas of sharing must take place. They are essential to proper interpretation of the biblical texts. |
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Common language - worldview - culture
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