Grasping God's Word Workbook: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible - Softcover

Duvall, J. Scott; Hays, J. Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310492599 ISBN 13: 9780310492597

Publisher: Zondervan Academic, 2012

Synopsis

NOTE: This is a Workbook.

The widely used Grasping God’s Word, now in a revised third edition, teaches the foundational principles and tools of biblical interpretation. J. Scott Duvall, who specializes in New Testament studies, and Old Testament scholar J. Daniel Hays survey numerous biblical passages, demonstrating solid interpretive strategies for understanding the Bible. This workbook is designed to use alongside the Grasping God’s Word textbook, following its structure with activities that offer additional practice for all the elements of faithful scholarship as they are presented. College-level students and other serious learners will have the opportunity to try out their interpretive skills by applying them to specific genres and contexts. Both Grasping God’s Word and Grasping God’s Word Workbook treat Scripture as the solid rock of Christian faith, one that students will grip more easily when they know how to read it, how to interpret it, and how to apply it.

About this title

About the Authors

J. Scott Duvall (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the coauthor of Grasping God’s Word, Journey into God’s Word, Preaching God’s Word, and God’s Relational Presence, and author of The Heart of Revelation and Revelation in the Teach the Text Commentary series. He teaches and preaches frequently in local churches.

J. Daniel Hays (PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is dean of the Pruet School of Christian Studies and professor of Old Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. He is the author of From Every People and Nation, The Message of the Prophets, The Temple and the Tabernacle, and A Christian’s Guide to Evidence for the Bible: 101 Proofs from History and Archaeology. He has coauthored or coedited Grasping God’s Word; Journey into God’s Word; Preaching God’s Word; The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary; Jeremiah and Lamentations; The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology; and God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology. He teaches adult Sunday School at his local church in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and also speaks both regionally and internationally.

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Grasping God's Word Workbook

By J. Scott Duvall J. Daniel Hays

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Copyright © 2012 J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays
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Contents

Introduction.............................................................71. Bible Translations....................................................132. The Interpretive Journey..............................................173. How to Read the Book—Sentences..................................234. How to Read the Book—Paragraphs.................................335. How to Read the Book—Discourses.................................456. The Historical-Cultural Context.......................................537. What Do We Bring to the Text?.........................................658. The Literary Context..................................................679. Word Studies..........................................................7310. Who Controls the Meaning?............................................8911. Levels of Meaning....................................................9512. The Role of the Holy Spirit..........................................9913. Application..........................................................103/I>14. New Testament—Letters..........................................11115. New Testament—Gospels..........................................11516. New Testament—Acts.............................................12117. New Testament—Revelation.......................................12318. Old Testament—Narrative........................................13119. Old Testament—Law..............................................14120. Old Testament—Poetry...........................................15121. Old Testament—Prophets.........................................15722. Old Testament—Wisdom...........................................167The Exegetical Paper on a Passage from Ephesians.........................177

Chapter One

BIBLE TRANSLATIONS

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Assignment 1-1

Select five translations that we talked about in this chapter. Select a passage from the Bible (it must be at least two verses long) and write out how these translations render this passage. Next, mark or highlight the differences among the five translations. Write a paragraph summarizing what you have observed by comparing the translations.

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Assignment 1 – 2

Answer the following questions:

1. Do you agree that the Bible is a divine-human book? Why or why not?

2. What is textual criticism? How is it possible to have a high view of the authority of the Bible and a positive view of textual criticism at the same time?

3. What is a Bible translation? Why is translation not a simple exercise? Describe the two main approaches to translation discussed in this chapter. Which approach do you feel most comfortable with? Why?

Chapter Two

THE INTERPRETIVE JOURNEY

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Assignment 2-1

Describe the five steps of the Interpretive Journey.

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Step 2:

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Step 5:

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Assignment 2-2

What are the guidelines for developing theological principles?

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Assignment 2-3

What are the differences that determine the width of the river to cross?

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Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310492599
• ISBN 13: 9780310492597
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 208