Nations University BRS 126: Exegesis of the Greek Scriptures - Module 1

In one of your activities, you examined Matthew’s use of a passage found in Hosea—“Out of Egypt I have called my son.” In what way does Matthew say the Hosea citation is fulfilled?

Comparatively, giving an analogy of God’s love of Israel and Jesus

Biblical vocabulary is important only to the degree that it

Accomplishes the intentions of the writer

Distinguish between “exegesis” and “exposition.”

Exegesis draws out original meaning; exposition applies it

What is said in Joel 2 about what God promised to do in the future? He would

Pour out His Spirit

When interpreting a text, one should concentrate on

What can be known about the text

Narrative

Brings together discourses, travels, miracles, and other elements to tell a story

Mark the INCORRECT statement.

A word has no meaning apart from the context

The Book of Revelation is primarily

Apocalypse

Biblical narrative is concerned primarily with

Events in human life

Revelation 20:4–6 speaks of a thousand-year reign with Christ. Who will participate in this reign?

All who had remained faithful to God in spite of persecution

Mark the correct statement.

The function of the story parable is to evoke response

The need to do personal interpretation presupposes:

Spiritual maturity rests upon good interpretation

Exegesis

Is the first step in reading every text

The purpose of studying literary genre is to

Increase our understanding of written language so we can deal with the biblical text responsibly

Mark the statement that best describes the goal of the Scriptures.

Create faith that leads to righteousness

The Apocalypse

Makes extensive use of Old Testament imagery

The literary form found most frequently in the Bible:

Narrative

Once the reader knows the author’s meaning, he/she will need to

Identify the relevance of that meaning

The opening statement in Revelation suggests the time of fulfillment is

Soon to come

The control for hermeneutics is to be found in

Proper handling of the biblical text

To give meaning to a text that the author did not intend

Robs the author of his creation

The special nature of the “Epistles” lies in

Purpose

Mark the INCORRECT response. The major function of a commentary is to provide

The final, inspired, and indisputable meaning of the biblical text

The meaning of a text is

That pattern of meaning the author desired to convey by the words he used

Which of the following is the LEAST important when interpreting the Gospels?

The recipient of the final document

“Rules” or “guidelines” used in the interpretive process must support interpretations that

Are in harmony with the Bible in general

How did the author of Acts interpret Joel’s prophecy?

The events in Jerusalem on Pentecost following Jesus’ resurrection were foretold by Joel

Mark the INCORRECT response. Literary form or genre can be described as

An attempt to divert one’s personal quest for deeper meaning within Scripture

The most important contextual question about a text is

What is the point?

Mark the correct statement.

In the New Testament author’s interpretation of prophetic literature, the author reveals the Christological meaning of the passage cited

The hermeneutical task posed by a parable calls the modern reader to

Use the intent of Jesus and the author to establish the key point and reapply that point in his or her own context

To what extent are the Scriptures applicable in the modern world?

As determined by the New Covenant and the context of the Scriptures

When interpreting Acts of Apostles, what is the most significant question?

Why did Luke write the book?

What conclusion can be drawn as to whom the Apocalypse was originally intended?

Seven churches in Asia

Mark the INCORRECT statement.

The reader should pay attention to the words of the text, not the form of writing

Mark the INCORRECT response. A biblical text

May have meaning for modern people which is contrary to its original meaning

Mark the statement that is most likely the case.

Some New Testament texts pertain exclusively to 1st-century situations

“Reader-response,” when used as the only means of interpretation, suggests

The person who reads the text determines its meaning without consideration of context or author’s intent

Narrative is basically

Story

The view that “the author of a text controls the meaning of that text” is the same as saying

The meaning of a text is what the author consciously intended to say