PCA Pastors Josh Owen, Aaron Garriott, and Robert Rothwell discuss How to Study Scripture: The Forest and the Trees. Topics considered include: ·        Metanarrative/Mega-narrative: The Forest o   The Whole Bible as Christian Scripture (Goldsworthy) o   Redemptive History (Vos) o   Longitudinal Themes (Greidanus) o   Typology ·        Exegesis: The Trees o   Authorial Intent §  What did the author intend? §  Who was the original audience? o   Genre Analysis: Kind of Text (Proverb, Parable, Historical Narrative, Letter, Psalm…) o   Background Analysis: Historical and Cultural Context o   Intertextual Analysis: Quotations, Allusions, Echoes of Earlier Writings o   Semantics: Word Studies o   Grammar and Syntax: Sentence/Paragraph Studies o   Logical Analysis: Tracing the Flow of Argument in Didactic Passages o   Plot Analysis: Tracing the Flow of Story in Narrative Passages ·        Interpretation: Meaning and Application o   What does the text mean? o   What part of the text is historically/culturally conditioned? o   What does the text teach about God? Christ? o   What does the text teach explicitly or by implication about our duty to God, neighbor, and our souls? Resources and comments: Louis Berkhof, Principles of Biblical Interpretation. https://www.cvbbs.com/products/principles-of-biblical-interpretation?keyword=Interpretation Graeme Goldsworthy, Christ-centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles. https://www.cvbbs.com/products/christcentered-biblical-theology-hermeneutical-foundations-and-principles-goldsworthy-graeme?keyword=goldsworthy Sydney Greidanus, Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method. https://www.cvbbs.com/pages/rapid-search-results?q=greidanus Geerhardus Vos, Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments. https://www.cvbbs.com/products/biblical-theology-old-new-testaments-vos-geerhardus?keyword=Vos   Produced by: RE Gabe Williams Music by: RE James Powers Logo design: Beth Cragg The Three Presbyteers is a ministry of Spruce Creek PCA in Port Orange FL. If you're in the area, please join us for worship every Lord's Day morning at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM and in the evening at 6:00 PM. Sunday School is at 10:00 AM and we have a church planting prayer meeting every Lord's Day at 4:30 PM. www.Sprucecreekpca.org

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