Lesson 1.1 & 1.2

What is the fear of the Lord?

• is the beginning of knowledge

• is a trembling awe and respect before a vastly more powerful, perfectly holy, and utterly good being.

• Both

What does it mean to observe scripture?

What does it mean to interpret scripture?

What does it mean to apply scripture?

What is Allegorizing?

• careful observation and accurate interpretation are skipped. Moral applications come from the mind of the interpreter rather than from the text. It leads to sloppy or incorrect moral applications.

• ignores the context of the larger biblical story of reality. Every detail has to have a symbolic meaning. Meaning comes from the imaginative interpreter rather than the intended meaning from the text. It leads to subjectivity.

What is Moralizing?

• careful observation and accurate interpretation are skipped. Moral applications come from the mind of the interpreter rather than from the text. It leads to sloppy or incorrect moral applications.

• ignores the context of the larger biblical story of reality. Every detail has to have a symbolic meaning. Meaning comes from the imaginative interpreter rather than the intended meaning from the text. It leads to subjectivity.

What are the three steps of the inductive approach to scripture study?

• Observe, Interpret, Apply

• Read, Forget and Walk Away

When observing scripture, what are the five questions you should answer?

Which of the following is NOT involved in interpreting scripture?

• defining what you observed

• making comparisons and contrasts

• recognizing things that are implied

• understanding why God has revealed what He has in Scripture

• None, all of these are included in interpreting scripture

Fill in the blanks

By __________ _____ and _________ equity is atoned for, and by _______ _______ ____ _____ one turns away from _______.