Bibl 350
Michel Smith
Chapter Ass.1
1. Describe the five steps of the Interpretive Journey. 1) Grasp the text in their town. (Read the text carefully and observe. Try to see as much as possible in the text. Look, look, and look again, observing all that you can. Scrutinize the grammar and analyze all significant words. Study the historical and literary contexts. Write out what the passage meant for the biblical audience using past tense verbs and refer to the biblical audience.)p.42
2) Measure the width of the river to the cross. (differences in culture, language, situation, time, and covenant)(You will take a good hard look at the river and determine just how wide it is for the passage you are studying and look for differences in situations of today and the situation of the biblical audience. If you are studying an OT passage, also be sure to identify those significant theological differences that came as a result of the life and work of Jesus Christ. Whether in the OT or the NT, try to identify any unique aspects of the situation of your passage.)p.42-43
3) Cross the Principlizing Bridge. (You are looking for theological principle or principles that are reflected in the meaning of the text you identified in Step1. This theological principle is part of the meaning. Your task is to discover the meaning intended by the author. Try to identify any similarities between the situation of the biblical audience and our situation. After reviewing the differences and identifying the similarities, return to the meaning for the biblical audience that you described in Step1 and try to identify a broader theological principle reflected in the text, but also one that relates to the similarities between us and the biblical audience. The theological principle is the same as the theological message or the main theological point of the passage.)p44 4) Consult the biblical map. (During this step you must enter the parts whole spiral. You reflect back and forth
Chapter Ass.1
1. Describe the five steps of the Interpretive Journey. 1) Grasp the text in their town. (Read the text carefully and observe. Try to see as much as possible in the text. Look, look, and look again, observing all that you can. Scrutinize the grammar and analyze all significant words. Study the historical and literary contexts. Write out what the passage meant for the biblical audience using past tense verbs and refer to the biblical audience.)p.42
2) Measure the width of the river to the cross. (differences in culture, language, situation, time, and covenant)(You will take a good hard look at the river and determine just how wide it is for the passage you are studying and look for differences in situations of today and the situation of the biblical audience. If you are studying an OT passage, also be sure to identify those significant theological differences that came as a result of the life and work of Jesus Christ. Whether in the OT or the NT, try to identify any unique aspects of the situation of your passage.)p.42-43
3) Cross the Principlizing Bridge. (You are looking for theological principle or principles that are reflected in the meaning of the text you identified in Step1. This theological principle is part of the meaning. Your task is to discover the meaning intended by the author. Try to identify any similarities between the situation of the biblical audience and our situation. After reviewing the differences and identifying the similarities, return to the meaning for the biblical audience that you described in Step1 and try to identify a broader theological principle reflected in the text, but also one that relates to the similarities between us and the biblical audience. The theological principle is the same as the theological message or the main theological point of the passage.)p44 4) Consult the biblical map. (During this step you must enter the parts whole spiral. You reflect back and forth