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Bible Interpretation
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Lesson OneEarly Bible Interpretation16 Activities|6 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In | Hermeneutics, Part 2
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In | Hermeneutics, Part 3
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In | Historical Interpretation
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In | Legal and Liturgical Interpretation
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In | Prophetic Interpretation
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In | Workbook: Biblical Genres
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Behind | Early Jewish Interpretation
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Behind | Two Teachers, Two Sources
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In Front | Christ-Centered Interpretation
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In Front | Practical and Theological Concerns
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In Front | Interpretation: Schools of Thought
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In Front | Communities of Interpretation
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In Front | Jewish and Christian Communities
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In Front | Workbook: The Marcionite Canon
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson TwoModern Biblical Interpretation17 Activities|3 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In Front | Modern Bible Interpretation
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In Front | Erasmus the Moderate Reformer
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In Front | Enlightenment and Interpretation
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In Front | The Jefferson Bible, Part 2
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In Front | A Prominent Image for the New World, Part 2
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In Front | Charles Dickens’ The Life of Our Lord
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In Front | Subjectivism and Interpretation
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In Front | Ralph Waldo Emerson
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In Front | Postmodernism and Interpretation
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In Front | Hermeneutics of Advocacy
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In Front | Workbook: Hermeneutics of Advocacy
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In Front | Using the Bible for Agendas
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In Front | Workbook: Reflection
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In Front | Reliability and Infallibility
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In Front | Sensus Plenior
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson ThreeSystematic and Biblical Theology13 Activities|3 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In Front | Perennial Tensions
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In Front | Workbook: Divine and Human Qualities, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Divine and Human Qualities, Part 2
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In Front | Systematic Theology, Part 1
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In Front | A More Historical Approach
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In Front | Biblical Theology, Part 1
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In Front | Workbook: Biblical Theology
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In Front | Lily Pad Theology
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In Front | Workbook: Lily Pad Theology
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In Front | Imperialism and the Bible
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In Front | Civil Rights and the Bible
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FourCase Study in Biblical Theology16 Activities|4 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In | A Case Study in Biblical Theology
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In | Workbook: Images for God in the Bible
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In | Workbook: Images for People in Relation to God, Part 2
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In | Shepherding: Biblical Leadership
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Behind | Shepherd Leadership
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Behind | Lessons from a Bedouin Shepherd [Bonus]
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Behind | Workbook: Having the Heart of a Shepherd
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Behind | Workbook: What Is the Most Basic Responsibility of a Shepherd?
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Behind | Shepherds Feed and Water the Sheep
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Behind | Workbook: The Next Most Important Responsibility of Shepherds
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Behind | Protecting the Sheep
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Behind | Competent and Cooperative Guidance [Bonus]
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Behind | Workbook: Synthesizing Images
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In Front | Threads in the Biblical Tapestry
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Wrap-Up
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Lesson FiveThe Context of Revelation10 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In | Ancient Text and Genres, Part 2
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Behind | Ways the Bible Is Not Unique
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Behind | Workbook: The Bible’s Uniqueness
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Behind | Biblical Fusion
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Behind | Workbook: Biblical Fusion
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In Front | Surprise and Ownership
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In Front | Cultural Images and Contexts
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In Front | Culture's Revelatory Dimension
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Wrap-Up
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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Lesson 4, Activity 1
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If you thought metaphor and imagery were dispensable “condiments” for the “real food” of biblical revelation, you’re in for another lesson on cultural context to prove otherwise.
To answer the biggest questions in the Bible, writers across all genres use figures of speech: What is God like? What does it mean to follow Him? What does it mean to reject Him? Who are His people? What is their behavior like?
In this lesson, we’ll briefly review some of the major metaphors that explain the character and behavior of God and the implications for His people. Then we’ll dig into almost everyone’s favorite image of God and His people.
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