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He Gave Us Scripture: Foundations of Interpretation

  1. Lesson One
    Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Preparation For Interpretation
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Investigating Scripture
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Approaches to Meaning
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    The Complexity of Meaning
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    Discovering Meaning
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    Applying Scripture
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    Modern Application and Old Testament Epochs
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  9. Lesson Nine
    Modern Application and the New Covenant
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    Biblical Culture and Modern Application
    4 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  11. Lesson Eleven
    Modern Application for Individuals
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  12. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment
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Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to:

  • We hope you will make use of all the resources and activities of the lesson to understand how the cultural dimensions of Scripture affect our application of the Bible to the modern world.
  • We hope your satisfaction of learning to making appropriate application of Scripture will increase.
  • We hope you make some changes in the way you study the Bible as a result of studying this lesson, especially that you can make more appropriate application of biblical passages, taking into account the cultural developments that have occurred since the time they were written.

Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
What are some specific things that have changed in your culture over time? What impact have these changes had on the church in your culture?