Herm 2020

False

"Mirror reading" happens when interpreters of the biblical text read current culture and context back into the text and determines meaning based off of modern culture.

True

II Samuel uses a Pivot Break in chapters 11-12 to signify the major shift in David's life.

Introductory Prayer

Important themes and ideas were often introduced in New Testament letters in the section commonly referred to as the _____________ of the letter.

Synchronic

Which approach to exegesis tries to determine the meaning of a passage "within" the time it was written and is similar to the way in which literary critics analyze a poem or other short texts.

Illegitimate totality transfer

Which exegetical fallacy happens when exegetes assume that the whole theological meaning of a word, such as salvation, is meant in every use of the word?

Appreciation or Noncommitment

Which hermeneutic looks at the Bible not as a religious text, but mainly as a piece of literature or a historical document?

Consent or Trust

Which hermeneutic works by foundationally understanding that God still speaks through the Bible today and acknowledges God as the "ultimate source" of good interpretation and faithful living as the "ultimate goal" of good interpretation?

Ever increasing communion with God and with one another.

Which of the following is a main goal of theological interpretation?

canonical

Which principle of theological interpretation notes that exegetes must understand their passage of study through the whole Bible, not just through the book or letter it is found in?

Coherence

Which principle of theological interpretation states that, though there is diversity within the Bible, the Bible is one consistent message of God's salvation of the world through Jesus Christ?

Background Commentary

Which type of exegetical tool helps exegets understand the historical-cultrual background of a biblical text? -

Contextual

While the Bible was written with a combination of human and divine effort, what kind of analysis helps interpreters understand that the "Bible was written by and for real people, living in historical context, to address particular individual and community needs"?

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exaggeration

overstating the truth for the sake of effect.

False

Before observing a biblical text, one should first consult other sources, such as commentaries, pastors, videos on YouTube that explain the passage, and so on.

False

Books of the Bible only ever have one type of form or genre. All you need to do is identify the one form or genre the book is written to conduct a proper exegesis.

where

Analyzing the literary context of a passage helps the exegete understand _______ in context the passage is taking place:

Narrative

One of the best ways to understand the Old Testament laws is to study the laws like you would study which other genre?

True

A governing or ruling metaphor is a key term of some biblical text that give a clue as to how the passage should be interpreted.

False

According to McKnight, because Jesus never spoke out against slavery directly, the church should still hold to the O.T. views of slavery?

False

According to Scot McKnight, the Bible is equal to God in its status.

False

According to The Blue Parakeet, women did not have significant roles in the Bible, they never spoke for God, and never led the nation of Israel.

True

Augustine believed a woman could "bear" God's image, but only a man "is" God's image.

False

Exegesis is more of a science than it is an art because using the proper rules and methods will always yield the same interpretation

False

Exegesis refers to the attempt to read into the scriptures one's biases or base the interpretation.

True

Exegetes must learn to love to ask questions as one of the main ways to interpret a passage is by asking questions such as "what is going on here?"

False

For Christians in America, we must first understand justice through the U.S. constitution, and then through the Bible.

False

Gen. 3.16 should be read prescriptive, showing what the relationship between male and female was always supposed to be and will always be.

False

In determining the historical-context of a passage, one does not need to understand the original audience of the book and what their social situations were.

False

In doing historical analysis of the biblical text for an exegetical paper, write out every fact possible in their exegesis.

True

In order to better understand Old Testament law, exegetes must interpret the laws through the grid of the New Testament.

False

In order to understand compound Greek words, one must split the word into its parts and determine the meaning of each part.

False

In reading and interpreting the Bible, there are always shortcuts that one can take to get to the meaning quicker.

False

In reading the Bible, one should not worry about the emotions that the Bible conveys for the emotions of the biblical writer are not important.

False

It is possible to read the biblical text and determine its meaning without any presuppositions.

False

It was common for first-century church communities who received a letter to circulate the letter amongst the people of the church.

True

McKnight argues that "Our relationship to the God of the Bible is to listen to God so we can love him more deeply and love others more completely".

False

McKnight argues that the best way to read scripture is through the Great Tradition (the history of Christianity) so that we may see how God is speaking to us today, "in our days in our ways".

True

McKnight points out that slavery is a real issue within the Bible and slavery is even allowed within the Old Testament.

True

Michael Gorman argues that the text is left open for various claims interpretations. It is the exegete's responsibility and task to discern legitimate from illegitimate readings of the text by demonstrating good historical, linguistic, literary, and theological analysis.

False

Once you have done a detailed exegesis of a passage, you should never have to study that same passage again.

True

Scot McKnight argues that each of us Pick and Choose (adopt and adapt) the Bible to our culture. Rather than deny that readers of the text do this, McKnight argues that readers of the text understand why we do this, and how do we read the Bible in light of our "adopting and adapting" that honors God and embraces the Bible as relevant and true for all times.

True

Scot McKnight argues that followers of Christ should take a relational approach to the Bible, Christ followers must be in search of more than a relationship with paper that has words on it, but that Christ followers relationship to the Bible is actually a relationship with the God of the Bible.

False

Synthesizing the text means summarizing and restating what the text said.

False

Textual Criticism refers to the critiques of the Bible that claim that the Bible is a manufactured document.

False

The King James Version Bible's translation is based on reliable manuscripts and thus it is an acceptable version for good exegetical study.

False

The authors of New Testament letters made it their practice to always writer their letters themselves.

False

The best way to understand if the Old Testament laws are applicable today is to break them down into moral, civil, and ceremonial categories.

True

The central concern of the Bible is God's gracious and good rule over all creation and especially over God's people, Israel, and then the church.

False

The original authors of the letters, narratives, poems, etc. . . of the Bible put in specific chapters and section headings for future readers.

Mutuality view

There have been three major views about Women in Ministry. Which view, in reading the Bible, relies on the understanding that the biblical context is cultural and that even the biblical teaching reflect that culture.

True

To best exegete a letter in the New Testament one must determine the purpose or occasion of the letter.

nearer (immediate) and larger contexts

What are the contexts of the "concentric" circles found within the biblical texts according to Michael Gorman?

Rhetoric

What is the "art of effective (and therefore often persuasive speaking and writing"?

Prose

What literary term is used to define "ordinary speech or writing whether formal or informal"?

poetry

What literary term refers to a speeches or writings that are metrical, full of images, and often structure in verses or strophes?

Missional hermeneutic

What type of theological interpretation of Scripture "acknowledges the Bible as a word from God that bears special witness to the very purposes of God in the world"?

Intertextuality

When a biblical author "echoes" another passage in either the same book or another book of the Bible, this is referred to as:

True

When encountering a question posed in the biblical text, it is important to contextually determine whether or not the question is rhetorical.

True

When interpreting or synthesizing a passage it is important to remember that the biblical author is making a religious claim meant for the spiritual transformation of the reader. Question options:

but

When observing sentences, what conjunction is typically considered a "contrasting" conjunction?

Figures of Speech

_________________ are present when images are communicated with words that are being used in a sense other than the normal literal use.

Parables

a rhetorical device of storytelling where certain details of the story represent something else.

Narrative Irony

contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

Metaphor

draws a comparison by direct statement

Formal Equivalence

emphasizes the similarity in the linguistic forms (such as vocabulary and grammatical structures) between the source language and target language.

Inclusio

repeating the word, phrase, theme used at the beginning of a discourse or pericope at the end of the segment.

Pericope

segment of narrative, biblical literature as found in books like Kings, Chronicles, the Gospels and Acts

functional equivalence

stresses the similarity in linguistic function (meaning) between the two languages.

Parallelism (thought rhyme)

the expression of similar, related, or contrasting things in parallel ways.

Analogy

uses "like" or "as" to draw a comparison

Chiasm

when thoughts or ideas are organized into an A-B-B'-A' pattern with the initial thoughts mirrored back throughout the entire second half of the text.

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