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This page should be helpful to Bible students desiring to do more in-depth research into God's Word. Here you will find tips on Bible Interpretation and also links to trusted Christian websites that focus on exploratory Biblical research.
Have you ever asked yourself what the theme of each book of the Bible is--at the 50,000' level?
How about wanting to know the relationship between God's use of prophets and the historical record of actual events they predicted?
Have you ever read a Bible verse(s) and scratched your head because you just didn't understand the point of the verse(s), or the cultural factors behind the verse(s)?
The list of links below are included as excellent websites offering more detail on the process of interpretive and contextual Bible studying.
A few definitions may be of help ...
Hermeneutics: (means interpretive), is a branch of philosophy concerned with human understanding and the interpretation of texts, in our case, the Scriptures
Exegesis: an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) of text.
Expository: Pertaining to, or containing, exposition; serving to explain; explanatory; illustrative; exegetical. In preaching and teaching: explaining the Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.
Eschatalogical: Pertaining to the last or final things; the study of the 'end times.'
Tips:
- Keep your study verses in context!
- Compare your study verses against other Scripture verses.
- Don't confuse your observations with your interpretations.
- Get input from others, mature in their Bible-knowledge and application.
- If you decide you have a 'new discovery' from your interpretation study, you haven't. Talk to others before you accept and promote your 'discovery.'
- Refer to written, audio and/or video commentaries of trusted authors and media publishers.
- Always consider the 'source' of your reference material before you delve into it.
- Most importantly, do not promote your findings to others until you have checked your sources.
Thanks, and may God bless you!
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