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Session Two: Interpretive Exercise 2
Helen Theresa Krider
Colorado Christian University
BIB-220A-35001-FA23
Biblical Interpretation
Dr. Varney
December 3, 2023
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Session 2 Interpretive Exercise 2
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Read Revelation 2-3 and list the seven churches that received a letter. Next, copy a map of Asia Minor from a Bible atlas and locate the seven churches. On your copy trace the route among the seven churches that a message probably followed to deliver the letter. Finally, look up Revelation 3:14-22 in a commentary or background commentary and make a list of
every historical-cultural fact about Laodicea that you can find.
1.
Wealthy church
2.
Hot spring
3.
Rich people, poor spiritually
4.
Wealthy area
5.
A lot of goods coming in and going out
6.
They made medicine
7.
They made clothes
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It was God’s church, but man did not let God in very much.
9.
Angel of the church was the pastor.
10. Laodicea was the last and worst of the seven churches.
11. Was the chief city of Phrygia in the Lycus valley.
12. Laodicea was destroyed by an earthquake in 60AD. They rebuild their city, rather than waiting for Rome to pay for it.
13. They did not have a particularly good water supply; their water came from an aqueduct four miles to the south of the city.
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14. They had three things that separated them from God. 1) “I am rich, 2) And have become even more wealthy, 3) and I do not need anything. They felt that they were so well-off that they did not need man nor God.
15. Revelation 3:17, Christ, as the True and Faithful Witness, describes the condition to which they were blind and insensitive because of their lukewarmness and lack of desire to know the word. (MacDonald, 2016, Numbers 1-15)
(Retrieved from Strongs New Concordance, 2014)
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Turn to the Old Testament book of Jonah and do the following:
1.
Read the entire book of Jonah and identify how the book is divided into paragraphs or sections.
Jonah consists of four parts: 1) the ship, 2) the whale, 3) the sackcloth, 4) the choices.
2.
Summarize the main idea of each section in about a dozen words or less.
1. God tells Jonah to preach to the city of Nineveh, but Jonah disobeys. Jonah tries to flee God on a ship. The crew threw Jonah into the sea when God made the ocean angry.
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2. The whale devoured Jonah, and he stayed there for three days and nights. He prayed to the Lord for salvation. The whale spit Jonah out then they reached dry land.
3. God again tells Jonah to deliver His message. The people of Nineveh put on sackcloth to honor God.
4. Jonah became mad at God for showing mercy towards Nineveh.
3.
Explain how your particular passage (use Jonah 1: 13-16 for this exercise) relates to the surrounding context.
Jonah 1:13-16, I believe relates to the surrounding verses because it talks about what happens when we do not obey God. It also shows us that God is quick to forgive and have mercy when we choose to repent our sins and turn from our disobedience.
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1. Use the concordance to answer the following questions about Acts 1:8
a.
Write out the English transliterated form of the word translated “power” in Acts 1:8:
Acts 1:8: Power, ability, miracle, ruler, and extended meaning of a person or supernatural being who has administrative power.
b. How many times does this word occur in the New Testament?
116
c. List the passages in Acts that translate this word “power.”
Acts 1:8; 3:12; 4:7; 4:28; 4:33; 6:8; 7:18; 8:10; 10:38; 13:17; 19:20; and 26:18.
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d. List the passages in Acts that translate this word as “miracles.”
Acts 2:22; 8:13; and 19:11
2. Use the concordance to answer the following questions about Exodus 4:21.
a. Write out the English transliterate form of the word translated “power” in Exodus 4:21:
Hand, by extension, arm, finger, fig, of control, power, strength, direction, care.
b. How many times does this word occur in the Old Testament?
174
c. List the passages in Exodus that translate the word as “power.”
Exodus 1:8; 4:21; 9:16; 15:16; and 32:11.
3. The NIV uses the word “judge” in 1 Corinthians 4: 3, 5; 6:5. Are these the same Greek words? (NO) Write out the English transliteration of the three Greek words translated as “judge” in these three passages. 1 Corinthians 4 :3 “Judge” - Examine, general, and legal sense.
1 Corinthians 5 “Judge” - Decide, consider, preferring one thing over another, or determining the correctness of a matter.
1 Corinthians 6:5 “Judge” -Make distinction, dispute.
(Kohlenberger, 1990/15)
4. Use the concordance to answer the following questions about the word “hope”:
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a.
Paul uses the word “hope” in Romans 4:18. How many times total does he use this word in his letters? - 53 times
b.
How many times is the word used in Matthew, Mark, and Luke? - Once
c.
Is this the same word for “hope” that is used in 1 Corinthians 13:13? - Yes
(Strongs, 1997/99)
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References
Kohlenberger, J. R. III, (1990/15) The NIV Exhaustive Bible Concordance,
Zondervan.
MacDonald, W., (2016). Believer’s Bible Commentary,
Second Edition, Thomas Nelson Publisher
Strongs Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary,
(1999). Thomas Nelson Publisher
Strongs Concise Concordance & Vines Concise Dictionary, (1990/1999). Thomas Nelson Publisher.