Grasping God's Word
As a flavor of what I mean, here are some examples:
- Language, ideas, and stories: the biblical concept of covenant, or repeated narratives embodying the "first shall be last" motif
- Time: the rhythm of promise and fulfillment
- Space: the biblical idea of God as the ruler over all space, not like one of the localized gods of the ancient world
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Christopher Watkin • Biblical Critical Theory
Macro and Micro Messages The process of interpreting the redemptive truth evident throughout biblical history is known as the redemptive-historical method. This is a vital and foundational tool that expositors need to accurately and gracefully interpret texts in their full context.
Bryan Chapell • Christ-Centered Preaching
The first three questions relate to a preacher’s research of a text’s meaning: 1. What does the text mean? 2. How do I know what the text means? 3. What concerns caused the text to be written?
Bryan Chapell • Christ-Centered Preaching
The next three questions determine how a preacher relates a text’s meaning: 4. What do we share in common with those to (or about) whom the text was written and/or the one by whom the text was written? 5. How should people now respond to the truths of the text? 6. What is the most effective way I can communicate the meaning of the text?