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GENRE

Interpret a text

according to the rules& conventions of its

GENRE

...OR YOU WILL MISUNDERSTAND IT!



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LAYERS OF MEANING

Before you look for

PERSONAL

MEANING, makesure you understand

the

more basiclayers of meaning.

What are the

different layers of

meaning?



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LAYERS OF MEANING

PERSONAL

LITERAL

TEXT

AUTHOR

evidence of meaning in

the text as accepted by

the community of

readers

readers opinion based on

ones personal

expereinces

authors intention / or

commentaries from

authorities

the words of the text



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CONTEXTS

PERSONAL

LITERAL

TEXT

AUTHOR

The wider the context, the

richer and fuller the reading!



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The Bible as

Scripture is

to be read

AND prayed.



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ACTIVITY

Read the excerpt of the link provided in ourclass website.Answer the question assigned to yourlearning cirle

Publish your answer as comment to the post.If you finish early, you may also postcomment/questions related to the answers

given by the other learning circles.Assign somebody to report to the class

RESEARCH-DISCUSS-ANSWER-POSTMonday, September 16, 13


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BIBLICAL

INSPIRATION

CANONICITY

INERRANCY

the writing of the Bible

the compiling of the Bible

the reading of the Bible

AUTHORITY



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INSPIRATION

ISSUES AND QUESTIONS

How can we say that the Bible is the Wordof God when the authors were obviously

human?

Word of God vs. wordsof man



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CANONICITY


Who compiled the Bibleand how?

What if we discover new books thatshould be included?



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INERRANCY


If the Bible is the word ofGod, is it perfectly free fromerror?

What about factual, historical and

scientific mistakes found in the Bible?



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KEY TO UNDERSTANDING

THE BIBLE AS SCRIPTURE

Paradox

The Bible is BOTH

THE WORD OF GODTHE WORDS OF MEN



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KEY TO UNDERSTANDING

THE BIBLE AS SCRIPTURE

Paradox

The writingINSPIRATION

The compiling

CANONICITYThe reading

INERRANCY

BOTHDIVINE

andHUMAN



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INSPIRATION

Who wrote the Bible?

3QUESTIONS

What was the writing process?What was the role of the human authors,

if there is any?

What was Gods role, if theres any?

3VIEWSThe Fundamentalists viewThe Skeptical view

The Catholic view



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INSPIRATION


FUNDAMENTALIST

God wrote the Bibleactively & exclusively.

Every word of it was

dictated by God, so thatthe role of the human

author was very minimal.

PROCESS

Dictation or

Automatic Writing

HUMAN ROLEMinimal & Passive

Instrument

GODs ROLE

Active & Exclusive



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INSPIRATION


SKEPTICAL

The human authorswrote the Bible just like

any literature. Only later

was divine authorshipclaimed. At best, Gods

authorship is symbolic

PROCESS

Human creation

of literature

HUMAN ROLE

Questionable,

Metaphorical

GODs ROLE

Active & Exclusive



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INSPIRATION


CATHOLIC

Both God & the humanauthors were responsible

for writing the Bible. The

human authors were activeinstruments using their

world views & culture.

PROCESS

Instrumental

Causality

HUMAN ROLE

Active and

respectful of human

consciousness

GODs ROLE

Active & Creative



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INSPIRATION


CATHOLIC

DIVINELY INSPIRED: God is the

originating Author. The human writersare the literary authors. God is involvedin the production of the Bible in a

unique way. Thats why we say God isthe Author, & the Bible is the Word ofGod.



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CANONICITY

Who compiled the Bible?

Did not drop fromthe sky as a

completepackage orhanded down by

Christ to hisdisciples as anentire book

The bible underwent

a HISTORICAL

PROCESS

The Church is the

CANONIZER, the

institution that

declared these 73

books-- & ONLY thesebooks--as

Scripture.



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CANONICITY


No Church

No Tradition

No Interpretation

HISTORICALLY NAIVE

HERMENEUTICALLYNAIVE

forgets that the Church created the Bible

forgets thatthe Bible like any other text, cannot

interpret itself



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CANONICITY


The double role of the Church

Canonizer: The Church wrote & compiled theBible, declaring its books as the Word of God.

Inspired Reader: The Church is the intended

reader of the Bible & its most authoritativeinterpreter.



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INERRANCY

How do we read the Bible?

6 DAYS OFCREATION

vs.

CENTURIES OF

EVOLUTION

Inerrancy does not refer to historical, scientific, or

factual correctness.

Inerrancy pertains to truths about God and truths we

need for salvation.

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