How to Read the Bible

Anush A. John

Mar 13, 20231 min read

Week 1

Prerequisites to Biblical Interpretation

Types of Bible Readers

(Some Very Few) Principles of Biblical Interpretation

Week 2

Types of Bible Reading

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

Historical-Grammatical Interpretation

1. Historical-Cultural Context

2. Literary Context

3. Passage Study

4. Word Study

5. Application

Homework for Week 3: Use the above outline to study the following passage:

Philippians 3:12-14

12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Week 3

Which Bible translation should I read?

1. Historical Tradition

2. Accuracy to Original Documents

Comparison Of Byzantine And Alexandrian Families In Selected Passages

3. Translation Technique

Formal vs Functional

4. Translator

5. English Language

Comparison of Major English Translations

Horizontal Bible Study

Vertical Bible Study - Philippians 3:12-14

Notes

Bible translation linear chart: https://bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/18110815/Bible-Translations.jpg

Formal vs Functional Chart: Robert L. Thomas, How to Choose a Bible Version: An Introductory Guide to English Translations (Fearn, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2000), 96.

Comparison of Major English Translations: Adapted from: Robert L. Thomas, How to Choose a Bible Version: An Introductory Guide to English Translations (Fearn, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2000), 146–157.