Transcript Document

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To begin you will need a tablet and pen to record
your observations. Having a Bible dictionary and a
concordance close by may be helpful as well. Then
pray, asking for Holy Spirit illumination. Now I will
briefly tell you what we had to do:
1. Read the entire book through two times, one time
out loud.
2. Notice: Who is speaking? To whom? What? Why?
3. Divide the book into sections by topics.
4. Give each section a title that reflects the subject.
5. Notice the word pictures, if any. Write them down.
6. Notice the frequently used words. Write them
down.
7. Note the key verse. The section will be summed up
in the key verse.
8. How does this all fit together?
9. What does this say about God? His person? his
nature? His will for us?
Basics of the Journey
Our Town
Their Town
River Measurement
Biblical Map
Principlizing Bridge
Duvall & Hays, Grasping God's Word
The 3-Step Process
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Basics of the Journey
Observation
Application
Our Town
Their Town
Interpretation
River Measurement
Biblical Map
Principlizing Bridge
Duvall & Hays, Grasping God's Word
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD,
the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses'
assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now
therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all
this people, into the land that I am giving to them,
to the people of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole
of your foot will tread upon I have given to you,
just as I promised to Moses. 4 From the wilderness
and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river
Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great
Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be
your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand
before you all the days of your life. Just as I was
with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave
you or forsake you.
Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause
this people to inherit the land that I swore to their
fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very
courageous, being careful to do according to all
the law that Moses my servant commanded you.
Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left,
that you may have good success[a] wherever you
go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from
your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and
night, so that you may be careful to do according
to all that is written in it. For then you will make
your way prosperous, and then you will have good
success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong
and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not
be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you
wherever you go.”
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II. There are three primary ways
you can study scripture.
A. Observation
B. Interpretation
C. Application
OBSERVATION
Who is the author of the passage?
- Who is the author addressing? (God’s
People, a specific church, Unbelievers)
- What are the main verbs? What is the verb
tense?
- Are there terms you need to define so you
can better understand the passage?
-
OBSERVATION
-What do you already know about the people
and places mentioned?
-Can you identify any cause/effect
relationships in the author’s writing?
- What things in this passage might you want
to study in further detail?
Step One: Grasp the text in their town. What did the
text mean to the original audience?
Step Two: Measure the width of the river to cross.
What are the differences between the biblical audience
and us?
Factors to consider:
- Culture
-Language
-Time
-Situation
-Covenant
Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1:1-8
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus 1 The beginning of the good news about 1 1-3 The good news of Jesus Christ—the
Christ, the Son of God.
Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it Message!—begins here, following to the
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
is written in Isaiah the prophet:
letter the scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
“Behold, I send my messenger before
“I will send my messenger ahead of you, Watch closely: I’m sending my preacher
your face,
who will prepare your way”—
ahead of you;
3
who will prepare your way,
“a voice of one calling in the
He’ll make the road smooth for you.
3 the voice of one crying in the
wilderness,
Thunder in the desert!
wilderness:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
Prepare for God’s arrival!
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”
Make the road smooth and straight!
4 And so John the Baptist appeared in
4-6 John the Baptizer appeared in the
make his paths straight,’”
4 John appeared, baptizing in the
the wilderness, preaching a baptism of wild, preaching a baptism of life-change
wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. that leads to forgiveness of sins. People
repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all thronged to him from Judea and
5 And all the country of Judea and all
the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Jerusalem and, as they confessed their
Jerusalem were going out to him and
Confessing their sins, they were
sins, were baptized by him in the Jordan
were being baptized by him in the river baptized by him in the Jordan River.
River into a changed life. John wore a
Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John 6 John wore clothing made of camel’s
camel-hair habit, tied at the waist with a
was clothed with camel's hair and wore hair, with a leather belt around his
leather belt. He ate locusts and wild field
a leather belt around his waist and ate waist, and he ate locusts and wild
honey.
7-8 As he preached he said, “The real
locusts and wild honey. 7 And he
honey. 7 And this was his message:
preached, saying, “After me comes he
“After me comes the one more powerful action comes next: The star in this
who is mightier than I, the strap of
than I, the straps of whose sandals I am drama, to whom I’m a mere stagehand,
whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I will change your life. I’m baptizing you
down and untie. 8 I have baptized you
baptize you with water, but he will
here in the river, turning your old life in
with water, but he will baptize you with baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
for a kingdom life. His baptism—a holy
the Holy Spirit.”
New International Version (NIV) Holy
baptism by the Holy Spirit—will change
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® you from the inside out.”
Bible, English Standard Version
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993,
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All
1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
division of Good News Publishers.
rights reserved worldwide.
by Eugene H. Peterson
INTREPRETATION
Step Three: Cross the theological bridge. What
is the theological principle in this text?
Criteria for formulating theology
principles within the text.
1. The principle should be reflected in the text.
2. The principle should be timeless and not tied to
a specific situation.
INTREPRETATION
Criteria for formulating theology principles
within the text. (continued)
3. The principle should not be culturally bound.
4. The teaching should correspond to the teaching of
the rest of scripture.
5. The principle should be relevant to both the
biblical and the contemporary audience.
Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1:1-8
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus 1 The beginning of the good news about 1 1-3 The good news of Jesus Christ—the
Christ, the Son of God.
Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it Message!—begins here, following to the
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
is written in Isaiah the prophet:
letter the scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
“Behold, I send my messenger before
“I will send my messenger ahead of you, Watch closely: I’m sending my preacher
your face,
who will prepare your way”—
ahead of you;
3
who will prepare your way,
“a voice of one calling in the
He’ll make the road smooth for you.
3 the voice of one crying in the
wilderness,
Thunder in the desert!
wilderness:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
Prepare for God’s arrival!
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”
Make the road smooth and straight!
4 And so John the Baptist appeared in
4-6 John the Baptizer appeared in the
make his paths straight,’”
4 John appeared, baptizing in the
the wilderness, preaching a baptism of wild, preaching a baptism of life-change
wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. that leads to forgiveness of sins. People
repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all thronged to him from Judea and
5 And all the country of Judea and all
the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Jerusalem and, as they confessed their
Jerusalem were going out to him and
Confessing their sins, they were
sins, were baptized by him in the Jordan
were being baptized by him in the river baptized by him in the Jordan River.
River into a changed life. John wore a
Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John 6 John wore clothing made of camel’s
camel-hair habit, tied at the waist with a
was clothed with camel's hair and wore hair, with a leather belt around his
leather belt. He ate locusts and wild field
a leather belt around his waist and ate waist, and he ate locusts and wild
honey.
7-8 As he preached he said, “The real
locusts and wild honey. 7 And he
honey. 7 And this was his message:
preached, saying, “After me comes he
“After me comes the one more powerful action comes next: The star in this
who is mightier than I, the strap of
than I, the straps of whose sandals I am drama, to whom I’m a mere stagehand,
whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I will change your life. I’m baptizing you
down and untie. 8 I have baptized you
baptize you with water, but he will
here in the river, turning your old life in
with water, but he will baptize you with baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
for a kingdom life. His baptism—a holy
the Holy Spirit.”
New International Version (NIV) Holy
baptism by the Holy Spirit—will change
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® you from the inside out.”
Bible, English Standard Version
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993,
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All
1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
division of Good News Publishers.
rights reserved worldwide.
by Eugene H. Peterson
APPLICATION
Step four: Grasp the text in our town.
How should individual Christians today submit to the
theological principles in their (our) lives?
Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1:1-8
Mark 1:1-8
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus 1 The beginning of the good news about 1 1-3 The good news of Jesus Christ—the
Christ, the Son of God.
Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it Message!—begins here, following to the
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
is written in Isaiah the prophet:
letter the scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
“Behold, I send my messenger before
“I will send my messenger ahead of you, Watch closely: I’m sending my preacher
your face,
who will prepare your way”—
ahead of you;
3
who will prepare your way,
“a voice of one calling in the
He’ll make the road smooth for you.
3 the voice of one crying in the
wilderness,
Thunder in the desert!
wilderness:
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
Prepare for God’s arrival!
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”
Make the road smooth and straight!
4 And so John the Baptist appeared in
4-6 John the Baptizer appeared in the
make his paths straight,’”
4 John appeared, baptizing in the
the wilderness, preaching a baptism of wild, preaching a baptism of life-change
wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. that leads to forgiveness of sins. People
repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all thronged to him from Judea and
5 And all the country of Judea and all
the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Jerusalem and, as they confessed their
Jerusalem were going out to him and
Confessing their sins, they were
sins, were baptized by him in the Jordan
were being baptized by him in the river baptized by him in the Jordan River.
River into a changed life. John wore a
Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John 6 John wore clothing made of camel’s
camel-hair habit, tied at the waist with a
was clothed with camel's hair and wore hair, with a leather belt around his
leather belt. He ate locusts and wild field
a leather belt around his waist and ate waist, and he ate locusts and wild
honey.
7-8 As he preached he said, “The real
locusts and wild honey. 7 And he
honey. 7 And this was his message:
preached, saying, “After me comes he
“After me comes the one more powerful action comes next: The star in this
who is mightier than I, the strap of
than I, the straps of whose sandals I am drama, to whom I’m a mere stagehand,
whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I will change your life. I’m baptizing you
down and untie. 8 I have baptized you
baptize you with water, but he will
here in the river, turning your old life in
with water, but he will baptize you with baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
for a kingdom life. His baptism—a holy
the Holy Spirit.”
New International Version (NIV) Holy
baptism by the Holy Spirit—will change
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® you from the inside out.”
Bible, English Standard Version
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993,
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All
1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
division of Good News Publishers.
rights reserved worldwide.
by Eugene H. Peterson