religion

• THE BIBLE IS A COLLECTION OF BOOKS WRITTEN OVER HUNDREDS OF YEARS BY MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE
• “Inerrancy” means the Bible contains eternal truths that teach us about who we are and what it means to be in relationship with God.
• “Inspiration” means that God inspired the authors of the books of the Bible to record the work of God in their time, and their own lives.
• “Testament” means witness or agreement
• The Old Testament or Hebrew Scriptures --> God’s agreement with the Hebrew people through Moses
• The New Testament --> God’s agreement with all people through Jesus
• Textualist = text only

  In order to understand the text, you just have to read the text
• Contextualist =text and context

  In order to understand the text, you must read the text along with its context (history, culture, etc.)
• Literal

  This method consists of reading the text word for word and interpreting its meaning exactly as it is read
• Contextual This method consists of reading the text and identifying the history, culture, etc of the people writing the text to understand the text
• The Bible = sacred scripture that discusses sacred traditions/experiences revealed to us by God
• 1. ORAL HISTORY: Memorized and retold songs, stories, and lesson.
• WRITTEN HISTORY: Written stories, guidelines, instructions, historical records
• EDITED HISTORY: The compilers selected the best of what was told and written.