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Bible Interpretation Seminar Based On the Principle
"All Scripture Agrees With Itself When Read In Context"
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Please Note: This seminar is in progress. The companion book is not finished as of this writing (Feb. 2010) The "cliff notes" version of the book is also in progress. The download is a description of the seminar taken from the front page of this website.
Also Note: The page numbers below do not reflect the final organization of the book. They are only place holders pending the final version. The current status of the book is over 100 pages.
Free download of the "Cliff Notes" version not yet available.
Biblical Interpretation For All Of Us |
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Table of Contents |
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Preface |
Spiritual Food | ...................... | page 1 | English Bible Versions | ...................... | page 1 |
Introduction |
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| Get Straight Your Natural Spiritual Food | ...................... | page 1 | ||
| Get Straight The Subject Of The Scriptures | ...................... | page 3 | ||
| A. One single subject in all of Scripture | ...................... | page 3 | ||
| B. The single subject in all the books of the Bible | ...................... | page 3 | ||
| Get Straight Your Responsibilities | ...................... | page 5 | ||
| A. First Great Responsibility | ...................... | page 5 | ||
| B. Second Great Responsibility | ...................... | page 6 | ||
| Get Straight the Purpose and Value of the Word of God | ...................... | page 8 | ||
| Get Straight: Not You Own Interpretation of the Word of God | ...................... | page 11 | ||
| Get Straight What You Should Not Do With The Word Of God | ...................... | page 13 | ||
| Get Straight What You Should Do With The Word Of God | ...................... | page 13 | ||
Principle #1 |
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| Get straight the IMMEDIATE context. | ...................... | page 15 | ||
| A. In the verse or sentence | ...................... | page 16 | ||
| B. In the paragraph or section | ...................... | page 17 | ||
Principle #2 |
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| Get straight the LOCAL context. | ...................... | page 19 | ||
| A. Scripture will agree with what is written before and after. | ...................... | page 21 | ||
| B. Agreement with the purpose and context of the book | ...................... | page 22 | ||
Principle #3 |
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| Get straight the REMOTE context | ...................... | page 24 | ||
| A. First or early occurrence of words | ...................... | page 24 | ||
| B. Topic agreement | ...................... | page 26 | ||
| C. Textual Divisions | ...................... | page 29 | ||
Principle #4 |
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| Get straight the AUDIENCE context | ...................... | page 32 | ||
| A. Three audiences | ...................... | page 32 | ||
| B. The audience of a book | ...................... | page 33 | ||
| C. The audience of a specific passage | ...................... | page 35 | ||
Principle #5 |
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| Get straight the TEMPORAL context | ...................... | page 38 | ||
| A. Do not read the past into the present or future | ...................... | page 38 | ||
| B. Do not read the present into the past or future | ...................... | page 39 | ||
| C. Do not read the future into the present or past | ...................... | page 40 | ||
| D. Canonical order versus historical | ...................... | page 41 | ||
| E. Redemption Developmental Progress | ...................... | page 43 | ||
Principle #6 |
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| Get straight the ENVIRONMENTAL context | ...................... | page 45 | ||
| A. Cultural environment | ...................... | page 46 | ||
| B. Political environment | ...................... | page 50 | ||
| C. Linguistic environment | ...................... | page 56 | ||
Appendix: Topical teachings using the principles |
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| 1. Topic: Subject of all scripture, "The Red Thread" | ...................... | page 60 | ||
| 2. Topic: Baptism: Old Covenant or New Covenant | ...................... | page 61 | ||
| 3. Topic: Lord's Supper, Last Supper, Common Meal, Communion | ...................... | page 72 | ||
| 4. Topic: Biblical Division: Dispensations, Administrations | ...................... | page 83 | ||
| 5. Topic: Tithing and Giving Today | ...................... | page 83 | ||
About the Straight Bible Team |
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