Gwyn’s continuing from last week’s episode on the importance of the context of Scripture to understanding its meaning.  She’s detailing what can go wrong when we’re trying to understand the interpretation of a passage.
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The Bible cannot mean something to us today that it did not mean to its original audience in its original context.
Barriers to Correct Interpretation by Howard Hendricks
-Language: When we interact with a English as a second Language Speaker, we feel all of the language barriers of trying to fully understand all of the meanings of different words and finding equivalent words to capture the right meaning. Original hearers of the word did not have as many struggles with this.
-Cultural: reconstruct communication, transportation, trade, agriculture, occupations, religion, perceptions of time etc. Roots of the Bible are Jewish! We map our cultural identity on scripture way too much.
-Literary: we can’t read Song of Solomon with the same, cold logic that you need to read Romans. Different types of literature: Historical, prophetic, poetry and song, and letter communication. 14 types of Literary Genres: Apocalyptic, Biographical, Encomium (sings praise), Exposition (careful reasoned argument), Narrative, Oratory, Parable, Pastoral, Poetry, Prophecy, Proverb, Satire, Tragedy, Wisdom Literature.
-Communication: as finite creatures, we can never know what is going on in someone else’ mind completely. As a result, we have to settle for limited objectives in our interpretation of Scripture and expect to have things that blow our minds.
-Faulty Interpretation: Misreading the text, distorting the text, contradicting the text,
subjectivism, relativism and overconfidence.
Five Keys to Interpretation by Howard Hendricks
-Content: Observe the text, what do I actually see?
-Context: literary, Historical, cultural, Geographical, Theological contexts
Comparison: Scripture with Scripture
Culture: Jewish feasts, Weddings, “Unclean,” sacrificial system of atonement and worship, burial customs, (eating of meat sacrificed to idols, circumcision)
-Consultation: Resource Library (Concordance, Bible Dictionaries, Bible Handbooks,
Atlases/Maps, Bible Commentaries, Etc.
Jewish Scripture are the most significant context for the New testament -example Revelations 1-3 letter to the 7 churches.

Resource Books:
⁠The Essential Bible Handbook⁠ from Abingdon Press
⁠Illustrated Manners and Customs of the Bible by J.I. Packer,⁠ M.C. Tenney
⁠Living by the Book⁠ by Howard G. Hendericks, William D. Hendericks

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