In Class Gospels Worksheet
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In Class Gospels Worksheet Passage__________________________
Step 1: Grasping the Text in Their Town
Question: What did the text mean to the biblical audience?
(Observation)
Completing Step 1
Read the text carefully and make observations.
Study the historical and literary context.
Synthesize the meaning of the passage for the biblical audience in past tense verbs.
Step 2: Measuring the Width of the River to Cross
Question: What are the differences between the biblical audience and us?
Interpretation (partial)
Completing Step 2 Account for common differences: culture, language, situation, time and covenant.
Focus on the unique differences found in a specific text.
If you are studying an Old Testament passage, you must account for the life and work of Jesus Christ.
Step 3: Crossing the Principlizing Bridge
Question: What is the theological principle in this text?
Interpretation (partial)
Completing Step 3
Recall the differences identified in Step 2.
Identify any similarities between the biblical audience and contemporary life.
Holding the differences and similarities together, identify a broad theological principle.
Write out the theological principle, using present tense verbs.
A theological principle should…
be reflected in the text.
be timeless and not tied to a specific situation.
not be culturally bound.
correspond to the teaching of the rest of Scripture.
be relevant to both the biblical and contemporary audience.
Basics of the Journey
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Step 4: Consult the Biblical Map
Question: How does our theological principle fit with the rest of the Bible?
(Correlation)
Completing Step 4
Is your principle consistent with the rest of Scripture?
Do other portions of scripture add insight or qualification to the principle?
If in the Old Testament, run your theological principle through the grid of the New Testament.
Step 5: Grasping the Text in Our Town
Question: How should individual Christians today live out the theological principles?
(Application)
Completing Step 5
Apply the theological principle to the specific situation of a contemporary Christian.
There are numerous applicational possibilities, because Christians today find themselves in a variety of situations.
Nine Questions to Ask
Is there an example for me to follow?
Is there a sin to avoid?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a prayer to repeat?
Is there a command to obey?
Is there a condition to meet?
Is there a verse to memorize?
Is there an error to mark?
Is there a challenge to face?