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

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