Hermeneutics - 9

Ⅶ. Practical guidelines for Bible interpretation

 

1. How to find the meaning of words?  

1) Interpreter should find out various meaning of word those days.   

 

2) The interpreter must find the most appropriate meaning for the context from among the various meanings of the word.

There must always be a proper reason.

 

3) Interpreters should always try to convey the meaning of the text rather than being conscious of the audience.

 

4)   Interpreters should keep in mind that etymology research is not always right.

 

5)   Interpreters should remember that even if the word is a synonym, the meaning may differ slightly depending on the context.

      (Ex) 1. Own Sister 2. Cousin Sister. 3. Neighbor sister 4. Spiritual Sister

 

2.  Interpreter's Interpretation Principle with regard to sentence structure

1) The interpreter must prepare a grammar book next to it.

2) The interpreter must have grammatical knowledge.

3) The interpreter must be able to use various dictionaries well.

4) Interpreters should pay attention to the entire sentence structure.

5) Interpreters should refer to commentary books that are interested in sentence structure.

 

3. Principles of interpretation to understand historical and cultural elements

 1) The interpreter needs to know who is in the text.

 2) The interpreter must be familiar with the historical background of the text to be interpreted.

 3)  Interpreters should be familiar with the geographic environment of the text.

 4) Interpreters should be familiar with the habits and religious backgrounds at the time the text was written.

 5) Interpreters should be familiar with the economic conditions at the time.

 

4. Points to note when interpreting certain passages

   

5. Mistakes in word interpretation commonly committed with hypothesis

 

6. Principles of Interpreting Scriptures Related to Culture.

 

7. Bible Study

1) Study the Bible should be done in easy language.

Of course, knowledge of Greek and Hebrew is required,

You should use easy language when studying the Bible.

2) Studying the Bible should do your best to convey the meaning of the text.

3) Studying the Bible should be applied to the learner's time(age) and life.

4) Studying the Bible should make God's love and the grace of Jesus Christ apply to our lives through the Word.

 

8. How to approach Bible study. 

 

Method to perspective study the Bible.

 

Read the entire Bible and find out what the central theme is.

 

1)  Old Testament: Genesis 3:15: After Adam and Eve sinned, God promises to send the Messiah to solve this sin problem.

 2)  Gospels: Reading the Gospels focuses on one person.

   It is he who is Jesus Christ and foretold as the one who will come.

  

 (1) John the Baptist prepared for the coming of the kingdom of Christ,

Jesus Himself testified that Christ made heaven a reality.

(Luke 4:16-21)

 (2)  The proof of heaven's realization lies in the fact that Jesus casts out Satan and demons. (Mt 12:28)

 (3)  Heaven is realized through the preaching of the gospel of Jesus. (Isa 40:9)

 (4)  Jesus' miracles and signs are ultimately related to Jesus' personality.

          

 3)   The book of Acts: From Jesus' teaching to His chosen Apostles

It is commanded by the Holy Spirit and records the work until the day of ascension.

 

 4)  Epistles:

 (1)  The epistles interpret Jesus' redemptive event.

 (2)  It shows the characteristics of “already” and “not yet” in the redemption history.

 (3)  It was written for the church.

 

  5)  Revelation: The last book of the New Testament focuses on the new heavens and new earth to be completed by the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

 

 6)  The whole Bible teaches that everything is mentioned about one person, Jesus Christ.