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This is my first day back. I hope to post something by this afternoon. Actually I am doing much better, thank you. Age is finally catching up with me. :noyyd But still, I have been blessed with a rather long and healthy life.

I am reluctant to say this, but I am currently experiencing medical conditions that is making it difficult to continue most of my activities, I started this thread and I intend to complete it, and over the next few days (a week or two?) my contributions on this thread will be somewhat sporadic...

Of course not! I made that abundantly clear in previous posts. But, using a good lexicon sure helps. Even so, it was those "experts" that made today's Bibles possible. Now local "experts" can be okay, but I would rather trust established (respected) expert opinions. Yet, as I have often said...

Comments on interpretive questions First question what did the original author say? How many people know and understand Hebrew, Greek, and English, to the point they may be considered as experts in those languages? Answer: very, very few. Early in the tread we discussed variances found in the...

I understand your position. To whit the purpose of this thread: To provide a methodology where by individuals can "self feed" on the word. Also, to provided a mechanism by which one can challenge spiritual leaders who have miss used Scripture in order to support their own agendas. It is never...

Interpretation Questions So, back to the tool, a methodology for interpreting Scripture. After reviewing the pdf attachment in post # 392, p 20, Context, let's review the questions we should ask when starting our studies. Please Note: You may not be able to apply all the following questions to...

Excellent advice. A general comment: Rather than most folks meaning to imply that they are using the "original autographic manuscripts", most are referring to using original language manuscripts. And yes, there and many original language manuscripts available, and most of these do not agree in...

Thank you. First, the two quoted verses are not a "contradiction", rather they are the same message presented from two different points of view. This is a common Hebrew style of writing for emphases. The same message is repeated two or more times, either expanding the message or making it more...

I take a few days off and the thread blossoms. First, I want to thank all the new posters who have joined us here. If you haven't, I urge you to go back and review this thread from the very beginning. The attached PDF file develops the concept of context. It is not a definitive discussion of...

Context is Everything No doubt you have heard this before. When doing a Bible study, context identification can be a Bible study killer, if not taken seriously. This section might be a rather lengthy section, so it may take several days for me to put it together. I am anticipating putting this...

Thank you.

Good example.

Excellent approach. My best answer is that it would appear that Jesus was quoting an actual sentence from a writing. There are twenty one books referenced in the Bible that we do not have copies of today. Out of those twenty one, my best guess is that the quote may have been taken from one of...

Misquoting Text This is one of my favorite pitfalls, misquoting the text, or quoting a translation that my hearers don’t know. For example, I might be quoting the New English Translation or the Holman Christian Standard Bible, when my hearer know only the King James Bible. Different...

Some pitfalls, or traps, we should be careful of: There are several pitfalls that we can fall victim to whey we are attempting to interpret the word of God. Taking a verse and attempting to make a doctrine out of it, or a passage and attempting to make a theology from it. This is often referred...

3. What do we have we have done the best we can in our interpretations of Scripture? The first thing is that we must realize that our interpretation may not be perfect. Question: In our general every-day conversations have we ever misunderstand someone, or have others misunderstand us? How many...

We are all interpreters of Scripture, and we do it every time we read the Bible; it is an automatic process. In this thread we have covered a few subjects, if implemented, will assistance us in achieving a better understanding of the Scriptures we are reading/studying. Although we may not...

Some References I know that we all have our favorite Bible translations, you have yours and I have mine. But when it comes to Bible study in the interpretation it really is important to check other translations. However, with the multitude of translations that we have today we can choose...

“.... One of the most marvelous evidences for the Bible’s unique inspiration for the permanently morally changed lives of men and women in different cultures, different educational levels, and different socio-economic levels throughout history. Wherever the Bible has been simply read, radical...

My word "confused" automatically gets transformed into confused. Confusing?