diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'pot/howto.pot')
| -rw-r--r-- | pot/howto.pot | 1924 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1924 deletions
diff --git a/pot/howto.pot b/pot/howto.pot deleted file mode 100644 index 3e8d8a7..0000000 --- a/pot/howto.pot +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1924 +0,0 @@ -# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE. -# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR. -# -#, fuzzy -msgid "" -msgstr "" -"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n" -"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: http://bugs.kde.org\n" -"POT-Creation-Date: 2007-04-17 19:46+0000\n" -"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" -"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n" -"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <kde-i18n-doc@kde.org>\n" -"MIME-Version: 1.0\n" -"Content-Type: application/x-xml2pot; charset=UTF-8\n" -"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" - -#. Tag: title -#: index.docbook:19 -#, no-c-format -msgid "The Biblestudy HowTo" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: author -#: index.docbook:22 -#, no-c-format -msgid "<firstname>Bob</firstname> <surname>Harman</surname>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: trans_comment -#: index.docbook:28 -#, no-c-format -msgid "ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: holder -#: index.docbook:32 -#, no-c-format -msgid "The team of &bibletime;, info@bibletime.info" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: holder -#: index.docbook:35 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Bob Harman" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: index.docbook:38 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The copyright of this text is held by the author Bob Harman. The text was " -"adapted for publication with BibleTime by Fred Saalbach." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: index.docbook:42 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Non exclusive serial rights for this distribution of this document with the " -"&bibletime; software have been made. Redistribution as part of the Bibletime " -"software without modification and limited reproduction as provided by the " -"\"fair use\" provisions of the US copyright code are also permitted." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: index.docbook:48 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"For questions regarding the use of this material contact Bob Harman c/o New " -"Covenant Church 1079 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton VA 23666 USA " -"<email>ncc@ncchampton.org</email>." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: index.docbook:52 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Scripture quotes are from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise " -"indicated" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: index.docbook:61 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Abstract" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: index.docbook:62 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The <application>Biblestudy HowTo</application> is a guide for studying the " -"Bible." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: index.docbook:65 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"It is the hope of the &bibletime; team that this HowTo will provoke the " -"readers to study the scriptures to see what they say. This particular study " -"guide has been chosen as it takes care not to advocate any particular " -"denominational doctrine. We expect you to read and study the scriptures to " -"understand what they say. If you start with the attitude that you want to " -"have the Lord sow his word in your heart He will not disappoint you." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: keyword -#: index.docbook:75 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Bible" -msgstr "" - -#. #-#-#-#-# index.docbook.pot (PACKAGE VERSION) #-#-#-#-# -#. Tag: keyword -#. #-#-#-#-# how2-basics.docbook.pot (PACKAGE VERSION) #-#-#-#-# -#. Tag: title -#: index.docbook:76 how2-basics.docbook:49 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Study" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: keyword -#: index.docbook:77 -#, no-c-format -msgid "HowTo" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:1 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Rules of Bible Interpretation (Hermeneutics)" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:2 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"We already learned about the \"3 Cs\": content, context, cross-reference. We " -"want to expand that now by delving briefly into biblical hermeneutics, whose " -"goal is to discover the meaning intended by the original author (and " -"Author!). While many applications of a passage are valid, only one " -"interpretation is valid. The scripture itself says this by saying that no " -"scripture is of any private interpretation (2 Pe.1:20 KJV <quote>Knowing " -"this first, that no prophesy of scripture is of any private interpretation.</" -"quote>). Certain rules are helps toward discovering the correct meaning; by " -"ignoring these rules people have brought much trouble on themselves and " -"their followers. 2 Pe.3:16 <quote>...in which are some things hard to " -"understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the " -"rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:11 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"How do we go about discovering the intended meaning of a passage? Let's say " -"your attention has been drawn to a particular verse whose meaning is not " -"clear to you. How do you study it out? Keep these rules in mind:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:14 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Rule 1 - Interpret according to the exact meaning of the words." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:15 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The more precise we can be with the exact, original meaning of the words the " -"better our interpretation will be. Try to find the exact meaning of the key " -"words by following these steps:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:20 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Definition" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:21 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Look up the definition in a Greek or Hebrew dictionary. For verbs, the verb " -"tense is also crucial." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:26 how2-basics.docbook:107 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Cross-reference" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:27 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Compare scripture with scripture. Seeing how the same Greek or Hebrew word " -"(not the English word) is used in scripture may clarify or throw new light " -"on the definition. How does the same author use this word elsewhere? Other " -"authors? Your reference tools may give you uses of the word in non-biblical " -"documents, as well. Why do we have to go to the original languages; why " -"isn't the English word good enough? <emphasis>Because more than one greek " -"word may be translated into the same english word, and the greek words may " -"have different shades of meaning.</emphasis>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:37 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 1A" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:38 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Jn.20:17 <emphasis>\"Touch me not\"</emphasis> (KJV) sounds harsh, doesn't " -"it? Sounds like Jesus doesn't want to be touched now that He is risen, that " -"He is too holy or something. But that doesn't seem right, so let's look it " -"up in Spiros Zodhiates' <emphasis>The Complete Word Study New Testament</" -"emphasis> (AMG Publishers, 1991)." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:42 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Definition: Turning to John 20:17, above the word \"Touch\" we see \"pim680." -"\" The letters give us a code for the part of speech, and the number refers " -"to Strong's dictionary reference. Let's look up the definition (p. 879). " -"\"680. Haptomai; from hapto (681), touch. Refers to such handling of an " -"object as to exert a modifying influence upon it... Distinguished from " -"pselaphao (5584), which actually only means to touch the surface of " -"something. \" Now look up \"pim.\" The grammar codes in Zodhiates come right " -"after Revelation; on p. 849 we see that pim stands for \"present imperative " -"active (80)\". On p.857, \"Present Imperative. In the active voice, it may " -"indicate a command to do something in the future which involves continuous " -"or repeated action or, when it is negated, a command to stop doing " -"something. \" This is a negative command, so it is to stop doing something " -"that is already occuring. So, what have we found?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: emphasis -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:50 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Mary is already clinging to Jesus, and he is saying to stop holding him!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:53 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 1B" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:54 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"In James 5:14, <emphasis>Elders are told to pray and anoint someone who is " -"sick</emphasis>. What is this anointing?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:55 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Definition of aleipho (218) - \"to oil\" (Strong's); but we also have " -"another Greek word translated \"anoint\", chrio (5548) - \"to smear or rub " -"with oil, i.e. to consecrate to an office or religious service\" (Strong's). " -"Since it's a verb, consider the tense also, \"apta\" aorist participle " -"active. \"The aorist participle expresses simple action, as opposed to " -"continuous action...When its relaitonship to the main verb is temporal, it " -"usually signifies action prior to that of the main verb.\" (Zodhiates p.851)" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:62 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Cross-references for aleipho:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:64 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Mt.6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:65 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Mk.16:1 [the women] brought spices that they might come and anoint Him." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:66 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Mk.6:13 And they were...anointing with oil many sick people and healing them." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:67 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Lk.7:38 [...] kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:68 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Jn.12:3 Mary [...] anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:72 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Cross-references of chrio:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:74 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Lk.4:18 <quote>The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me " -"to preach [...]</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:75 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Acts 4:27 Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:76 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Acts 10:38 God anointed Jesus with the Holy Ghost and power" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:77 -#, no-c-format -msgid "2 Cor.1:21 Now He who...anointed us is God" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:82 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"So what's the difference between aleipho and chrio? Look back over the cross-" -"references and the definitions, and sum up the difference: <emphasis>"" -"aleipho" is a practical use of oil and "chrio" is a " -"spiritual</emphasis>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:85 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"As an illustration (although the word is not used) of the practical use of " -"oil at that time, when the good Samaritan cared for the man beat up by " -"robbers he poured oil and wine in the wound. So oil had a medicinal use in " -"Jesus' day." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:89 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Now let's apply what we just learned by this word study to James 5:14 " -"<emphasis>\"Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the " -"church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of " -"the Lord.\"</emphasis> Is \"anointing\" spiritual or practical? Practical!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:92 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"And the tense in Greek, the aorist participle, would be better translated " -"\"having anointed,\" so the order is the anointing first, then the prayer " -"(\"in the name of the Lord\"refers to the prayer, not the anointing). James " -"5 is saying that the elders should give the sick person medicine and pray " -"for him in the name of the Lord. Doesn't that express a beautiful balance of " -"practical and spiritual in our God!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:103 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Rule 2 - Interpret within the biblical context" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:105 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Interpret scripture in harmony with other scripture. What do the verses on " -"each side say? What is the theme of the chapter? the book? Does your " -"interpretation fit with these? If not, it is flawed. Usually, the context " -"supplies what we need to correctly interpret the passage. Context is key. If " -"confusion remains as to the meaning after we have interpreted the text " -"within its context, we have to look further." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:110 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 2A" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:111 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"In a previous lesson we considered Jn.3:5 <emphasis>\"born of water and the " -"Spirit.\"</emphasis> In context, what is the water under discussion here?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:113 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Water baptism is not under discussion here, which would be a big switch from " -"the subject being discussed by Jesus and Nicodemus. Watch out for a sudden " -"change of topic, it may be a clue that your interpretation has been " -"derailed! The water is the amniotic fluid, \"born of water\" = natural birth." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:117 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 2B" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:118 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"1 Cor.14:34 <quote>Let the women keep silent in the churches</quote> has to " -"be taken within the biblical context of 1 Cor.11:5 <quote>every woman [...] " -"while praying or prophesying [...]</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:121 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 2C" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:122 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Acts 2:38 <quote>And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you " -"be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins " -"[...]"</quote>. Is this teaching baptismal regeneration? If this was " -"the only verse of scripture we had, we would have to conclude that. But in " -"the light of the clear teaching elsewhere that regeneration happens by faith " -"in Christ, we have to interpret it otherwise. Peter is urging baptism as a " -"way for his hearers to respond to the gospel. If baptism were the pathway to " -"being born again, how could Paul write 1 Cor.1:17 <emphasis>\"For Christ did " -"not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel\"</emphasis>?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:134 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Rule 3 - Interpret within the historical and cultural context" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:135 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"At first we are not asking <quote>What does it mean to me?</quote> but " -"<quote>What did it mean to the original readers?</quote>; later we can ask, " -"<quote>What does it mean to me?</quote>. We have to take into account the " -"historical and cultural background of the author and the recipients." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:139 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 3A" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:139 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"<quote>3 days & 3 nights</quote> (Mt.12:40) have led some to come up " -"with a \"Wednesday crucifixion theory,\" esp. the cult of Armstrongism. How " -"could Jesus die on Friday afternoon and rise Sunday morning yet \"be raised " -"on the third day\" (Mt.16:21)? Exact meanings of \"three\" or \"days\" won't " -"help explain the apparent contradiction." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:144 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"We need an historical tidbit: Jews counted any part of a day as a full day, " -"as we would count buckets of water (if there were six and one-half buckets " -"of water, we would say there were 7 buckets of water even if one was only " -"partly full). So to the Jewish mind, any part of a day counted as a full " -"day, and days started at 6 p.m. and ended at 6 p.m. Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 " -"p.m. = day 1. Friday 6 p.m. to Saturday 6 p.m. = day 2. Saturday 6 p.m. to " -"Sunday 5 or so a.m. = day 3. Interpreting within the cultural context keeps " -"us out of trouble." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:151 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 3B" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:151 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Gen.15:7-21. The historical context is that cutting animals in two and then " -"walking between the pieces was the normal way of entering a contract in " -"Abraham's day. Both parties walked between, taking the pledge that " -"dismemberment would happen to them if they didn't live up to their part of " -"the contract. But in this case only God goes thru, making it a unilateral " -"covenant." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:159 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Rule 4 - Interpret according to the normal usage of words in language" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:160 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Let literal language be literal and figurative language be figurative. And " -"watch out for idioms, which have special meanings." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:163 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 4A" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:164 -#, no-c-format -msgid "<quote>evil eye</quote> in Mt.6:23." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:165 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Rule 1, definition of \"evil\" and \"eye\" - no help here. Rule 2, context: " -"seems to confuse us even more. It doesn't seem to fit with what goes before " -"and after! This should tip us off that we aren't understanding it rightly!!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:168 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"What we have here is a Hebrew idiom, <quote>evil eye</quote>. Let's look up " -"other uses of this idiom: Mt.20:15 \"<emphasis>Is it not lawful for me to do " -"what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious [lit.\"evil\"] " -"because I am generous [lit. \"good\"]?</emphasis>\" We find that having an " -"\"evil eye\" is a Hebrew idiom for being stingy or envious. Now go back to " -"Mt.6 and notice how this understanding ties in so perfectly to the context." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:174 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 4B" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:175 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Is.59:1 <quote>The Lord's hand is not short;</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:176 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Deut.33:27 <quote>Underneath are the everlasting arms.</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:177 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"References to body parts of God are used by Latter-Day Saints to prove that " -"God was once a man just as we are. Once they convince people of that, they " -"go on to teach that we can become God just like He is! At a lecture he was " -"giving, a group of Mormon elders challenged Walter Martin (author of " -"<emphasis>Kingdom of the Cults</emphasis>) with an enumeration of verses " -"like these. Dr. Martin then asked the Mormons to read one more scripture: " -"Ps.91:4 <quote>He will cover you with His feathers; And under His wings " -"shalt thou trust</quote>. W.M. said, <quote>By the same rules of " -"interpretation that you just proved God to be a man, you just proved that He " -"is a bird</quote>. The Mormons had to laugh as they realised the " -"ridiculousness of their position." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:189 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Rule 5 - Understand the purpose of parables and the difference between a " -"parable and an allegory" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:190 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"An allegory is: <emphasis>A story where each element has a meaning.</" -"emphasis>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:191 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Every parable is an allegory, true or false?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:193 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Some parables are allegories, for instance, the parable of the sower is an " -"allegory: the seed is the word of God, the thorns are worries and greed, " -"etc. But most parables are not allegories but simply stories to illustrate " -"one point. It's dangerous to get our doctrine from parables; they can be " -"twisted to say all sorts of things. We need to get our doctrine from clear " -"scriptures that lay it out; then if a parable illustrates that, fine." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:198 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 5A" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:199 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The parable of the widow with the unrighteous judge in Lk.18:1-8. This story " -"illustrates one lesson: boldness in prayer. If we draw it into an allegory, " -"what do we have?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:201 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"All sorts of violence happens to the meanings: God is reluctant to protect " -"the rights of widows, prayer \"bothers\" Him, etc." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:204 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Example 5B" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:205 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The parable of the unrighteous steward in Lk.16:1-9. What is the point of " -"the parable? Is it an allegory?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-interpretation.docbook:207 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The steward is commended for only one thing, his shrewdness in using what he " -"had to prepare for a time when he wouldn't have it. But he is not commended " -"for his unethical behavior in cheating his master." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:1 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Importance of God's Word" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:2 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Understanding God's word is of great importance to all who call on God's " -"name. Study of the Bible is one of the primary ways that we learn to " -"communicate with God." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:6 -#, no-c-format -msgid "A Book that is Unique" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:7 -#, no-c-format -msgid "The Bible stands alone in many ways. It is unique in:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:11 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"popularity. Bible sales in North America: more than $500 million per year. " -"The Bible is both the the all-time and year-to-year best seller!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:17 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"authorship. It was written over a period of 1600 years by 40 different " -"authors from different backgrounds, yet reads as if written by one." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:23 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"preservation. F. F. Bruce in <emphasis>Are New Testament Documents Reliable?" -"</emphasis> compares New Testament manuscripts with other ancient texts:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:30 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Comparison of New Testament manuscripts with other ancient texts." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:34 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Work" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:35 -#, no-c-format -msgid "When Written" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:36 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Earliest Copy" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:37 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Time Lapse" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:37 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Number of Copies" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:41 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Herodotus" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:42 -#, no-c-format -msgid "448-428 B.C." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:42 how2-importance.docbook:52 -#: how2-importance.docbook:57 -#, no-c-format -msgid "900 A.D." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:43 -#, no-c-format -msgid "1300 years" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:43 -#, no-c-format -msgid "<entry>8</entry>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:46 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Tacitus" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:47 -#, no-c-format -msgid "100 A.D." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:47 -#, no-c-format -msgid "1100 A.D." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:48 -#, no-c-format -msgid "1000 years" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:48 how2-importance.docbook:58 -#, no-c-format -msgid "<entry>20</entry>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:51 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Caesar's <emphasis>Gallic War</emphasis>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:52 -#, no-c-format -msgid "50-58 B.C." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:53 -#, no-c-format -msgid "950 years" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:53 -#, no-c-format -msgid "<entry>10</entry>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:56 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Livy's <emphasis>Roman History</emphasis>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:57 -#, no-c-format -msgid "59 B.C. - 17 A.D." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:58 -#, no-c-format -msgid "900 years" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:61 -#, no-c-format -msgid "New Testament" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:62 -#, no-c-format -msgid "40 A.D. - 100 A.D." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:62 -#, no-c-format -msgid "130 A.D. Partial manuscripts 350 A.D. Full manuscripts" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:63 -#, no-c-format -msgid "30 - 310 years" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:63 -#, no-c-format -msgid "5000 Greek & 10,000 Latin" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:66 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Ten copies of Caesar's <emphasis>Gallic War</emphasis> exist, the earliest " -"of which was copied 900 years after Caesar wrote the original, etc. For the " -"New Testament we have full manuscripts dating to 350 A. D., papyri " -"containing most of the New Testament from the 200s, and a fragment of John's " -"gospel from 130 A. D. How many manuscripts do we have to compare to each " -"other? 5,000 in Greek and 10,000 in Latin!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: attribution -#: how2-importance.docbook:72 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Textual critic F. J. A. Hort, \"The New Testament in the Original Greek\", " -"vol. 1 p561, Macmillan Co., quoted in <emphasis>Questions of Life</emphasis> " -"p. 25-26" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:74 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"\"In the verity and fullness of the evidence on which it rests, the text of " -"the New Testament stands absolutely and unapproachably alone among other " -"ancient prose writings.\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:79 -#, no-c-format -msgid "A Book that God Breathed" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:80 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"<emphasis>Heb.4:12 </emphasis>\"<emphasis>For the word of God is living and " -"active... </emphasis>\" Jesus said <emphasis>(Mt.4:4),</emphasis> " -"\"<emphasis>It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every " -"word that proceeds [lit., is proceeding] from the mouth of God.</emphasis>\" " -"As we read the Bible, God's Spirit is there to speak it to our hearts in a " -"continually-fresh way." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:86 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"2 Tim.3:16 declares, \"<emphasis>All scripture is inspired by God [lit., God-" -"breathed].</emphasis>\" Do you believe this? Before you answer, consider " -"Jesus' attitude toward the Scriptures." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: attribution -#: how2-importance.docbook:89 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"John R.W. Stott, <emphasis>Christ the Controversialist</emphasis>, " -"InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.93-95" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:90 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"He referred to the human authors, but took it for granted that behind them " -"all was a single divine Author. He could equally say 'Moses said' or 'God " -"said' (Mk.7:10). He could quote a comment of the narrator in Genesis 2:24 as " -"an utterance of the Creator Himself (Mt.19:4-5). Similarly He said, 'Well " -"did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written', when what He went " -"on to quote is the direct speech of the Lord God (Mk.7:6 & Is.29:13). It " -"is from Jesus Himself that the New Testament authors have gained their " -"conviction of the dual authorship of Scripture. For them it was just as true " -"to say that 'God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets' (Heb.1:1) as " -"it was to say that 'men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God' (2 " -"Pe.1:21). God did not speak in such a way as to obliterate the personality " -"of the human authors, nor did men speak in such a way as to corrupt the Word " -"of the divine Author. God spoke. Men spoke. Neither truth must be allowed to " -"detract from the other. ..." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:104 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"This, then, was Christ's view of the Scriptures. Their witness was God's " -"witness. The testimony of the Bible is the testimony of God. And the chief " -"reason why the Christian believes in the divine origin of the Bible is that " -"Jesus Christ Himself taught it." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:110 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"2 Tim.3:16 goes on, \"<emphasis>and profitable for teaching, for correction, " -"for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be adequate, equipped " -"for every good work.</emphasis>\" If we accept that the Bible really is God " -"speaking to us, it follows that it will be our authority in all matters of " -"faith and conduct." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:117 -#, no-c-format -msgid "A Book that Works" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:118 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"What will studying the Bible do for you? 1 Thess.2:13 says that the Bible " -"\"<emphasis>performs its work in you who believe.</emphasis>\" Beside each " -"scripture, write down the work the Word performs." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:125 -#, no-c-format -msgid "What does Bible study do for Christians?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:129 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Reference" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:130 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Action" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:135 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Eph. 5:26" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:137 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"cleanses -- \"...having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:141 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Acts 20:32" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:144 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"builds up -- \" ...the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and " -"to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. \"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:153 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Rom. 15:4" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:156 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"encourages -- \"that through perseverance and the encouragement of the " -"Scriptures we might have hope.\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:163 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Rom. 10:17" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:166 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"gives faith -- \"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of " -"Christ.\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:174 -#, no-c-format -msgid "1 Cor. 10:11" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:177 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"instructs -- \"Now these things happened to them for an example, and they " -"were written for our instruction\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:185 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Mt. 4:4" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:188 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"nourishment -- \"But He answered and said, 'It is written, Man shall not " -"live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of " -"God.'\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:200 -#, no-c-format -msgid "A Book that Liberates" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:201 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Jn.8:32 \"<emphasis>and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make " -"you free.</emphasis>\"This is usually quoted by itself. Is this a " -"conditional or unconditional promise? Would it apply to all kinds of " -"knowledge? Find the answers by examining the first half of the sentence, in " -"v.31. \"<emphasis>If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of " -"Mine... </emphasis>\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:208 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"We see that this is a conditional promice, specifically speaking of the " -"truth of God's word." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:210 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The Greek word for \"wind\" used in Eph.4:14 means a <emphasis>violent wind." -"</emphasis> \"<emphasis>As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed " -"here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine...</" -"emphasis>\"One thing studying the Bible does for us is to ground us in the " -"truth, with the result that we won't be easily \"blown away.\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:216 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"<emphasis>But Jesus answered and said to them, </emphasis>\"<emphasis>You " -"are mistaken [KJV Ye do err], not understanding the Scriptures, or the power " -"of God.</emphasis>\"Mt.22:29" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:218 -#, no-c-format -msgid "What 2 things do we need to know to be kept from error?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:220 -#, no-c-format -msgid "God's word" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:221 -#, no-c-format -msgid "God's power" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:225 -#, no-c-format -msgid "A Book that Wars" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:226 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Eph.6:10-18 is one picture of our spiritual armament." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:229 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Spiritual Armor" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:233 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Question" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:234 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Answer" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:237 -#, no-c-format -msgid "How many of the weapons listed here are defensive weapons?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:237 -#, no-c-format -msgid "<entry>5</entry>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:238 -#, no-c-format -msgid "How many are offensive?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:238 -#, no-c-format -msgid "<entry>One</entry>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:239 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Which one(s)?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: entry -#: how2-importance.docbook:239 -#, no-c-format -msgid "the word - <foreignphrase>rhema</foreignphrase>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:243 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Exhortations" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:244 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"2 Tim.2:15 (KJV) \"<emphasis>Study to show thyself approved unto God, a " -"workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.</" -"emphasis>\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:248 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Col.3:16 \"<emphasis>Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you; with " -"all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and " -"spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.</emphasis>" -"\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:253 -#, no-c-format -msgid "If you're rich in something, how much of it do you have?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:255 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Not a little!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:258 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Eccl.12:11-12 \"<emphasis>The words of wise men are like goads, and masters " -"of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one " -"Shepherd. But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is " -"endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.</emphasis>" -"\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:265 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Appendix: \"Once for All\"" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: attribution -#: how2-importance.docbook:268 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"John R. W. Stott, <emphasis>Christ the Controversialist,</emphasis> " -"InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.106-107" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:269 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The truth regarding the finality of God's initiative in Christ is conveyed " -"by one word of the Greek Testament, namely the adverb <foreignphrase>hapax</" -"foreignphrase> and <foreignphrase>ephapax</foreignphrase>. It is usually " -"translated in the Authorized Version once, meaning once for all. It is used " -"of what is so done as to be of perpetual validity and never need repetition, " -"and is applied in the NT to both revelation and redemption. Thus, Jude " -"refers to the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3), " -"and Romans says, \"<emphasis>Christ also died for sins once for all</" -"emphasis>\" (Rom.6:10, see also 1 Pe.3:18; Heb.9:26-28)." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:278 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Thus we may say that God has spoken once for all and Christ has suffered " -"once for all. This means that the Christian revelation and the Christian " -"redemption are both alike in Christ complete. Nothing can be added to either " -"without being derogatory to Christ... These are the two rocks on which the " -"Protestant Reformation was built -- Gods revealed word without the addition " -"of human traditions and Christ's finished work without the addition of human " -"merits. The Reformers great watchwords were <foreignphrase>sola scriptura</" -"foreignphrase> for our authority and <foreignphrase>sola gratia</" -"foreignphrase> for our salvation." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-importance.docbook:290 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Supplement: Bible Reading Programs" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:291 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Here are some easy programs to systematically read your Bible. You can do " -"more than one at a time if you like, for instance #1 with #4, or #2 with #5. " -"Vary the program from year to year to keep it fresh!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:296 -#, no-c-format -msgid "New Testament in a Year: read one chapter each day, 5 days a week." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:298 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Proverbs in a Month: read one chapter of Proverbs each day, corresponding to " -"the day of the month." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:300 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Psalms in a Month: read 5 Psalms at intervals of 30 each day, for instance " -"on the 20th you read Ps.20, 50, 80, 110, & 140." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:302 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Psalms & Proverbs in 6 months: read through Psalms and Proverbs one " -"chapter per day." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-importance.docbook:304 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Old Testament without Psalms & Proverbs in 2 years: if you read one " -"chapter a day of the Old Testament, skipping over Psalms & Proverbs, you " -"will read the Old Testament in 2 years and 2 weeks." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:1 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Bible Study Basics" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:4 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Our Purpose as we Approach the Bible" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: attribution -#: how2-basics.docbook:6 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Jn.5:39-40" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:6 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal " -"life; and it is these that bear witness of Me; and you are unwilling to come " -"to Me, that you may have life." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:12 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The chief purpose of the book is to bring us to the Person. Martin Luther " -"said <quote>we go to the cradle only for the sake of the baby</quote>; just " -"so in Bible study, we do it not for its own sake but for fellowship with God." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: attribution -#: how2-basics.docbook:17 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"John R.W. Stott, <emphasis>Christ the Controversialist</emphasis>, " -"InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.97, 104." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:19 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The Jews to whom Jesus spoke [...] imagined that to possess Scripture was " -"tantamount to possessing life. Hillel used to say, "He who has gotten " -"to himself words of Torah has gotten to himself the life of the world to " -"come." Their study was an end in itself. In this they were grievously " -"deceived. [...]" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:24 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"There is neither merit nor profit in the reading of Scripture for its own " -"sake, but only if it effectively introduces us to Jesus Christ. Whenever the " -"Bible is read, what is needed is an eager expectation that through it we may " -"meet Christ." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:31 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Approaches to God's Word" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:32 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Hearing and reading provide a telescopic view of the scripture while study " -"and memorization provide a microscopic view of scripture. Meditating on the " -"scriptures brings hearing, reading, studying and memorization together and " -"cements the word in our minds." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:37 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Hear" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:38 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Lk.11:28 <quote>blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe it.</" -"quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:42 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Read" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:43 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Rev.1:3 <quote>Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this " -"prophecy [...]</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:45 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"1 Tim.4:13 <quote>give attention to the public reading of Scripture [...]</" -"quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:50 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Acts 17:11 <quote>Now these were more noble-minded than those in " -"Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the " -"Scriptures daily, to see whether these things were so.</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:54 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"2 Tim.2:15 <quote>Be diligent [KJV `Study'] to present yourself approved to " -"God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the " -"word of truth.</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:59 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Memorize" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:60 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Ps.119:11 <quote>Thy word I have hid in my heart, that I may not sin against " -"Thee.</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:64 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Meditate" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:65 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Ps.1:2-3 <quote>But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he " -"meditates day and night. And he will be like a tree firmly planted by " -"streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does " -"not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.</quote>" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:71 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"The Navigators illustrate this by saying that as the thumb can touch all the " -"fingers, we can meditate on the Word as we do any of the first four. " -"Meditation is a key to revelation. A new Christian needs to hear and read " -"the Bible more than they need to study and memorize it. This is so that they " -"become familiar with the overall message of the Bible." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:79 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Types of Bible Studies" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:80 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Topical Study" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:81 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Pick out a certain topic and follow it through, using cross-references or a " -"concordance." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:85 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Character Study" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:86 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Studying the life of a Bible character, e.g. Joseph's life in Gen.37-50." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:90 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Expository Study" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:91 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Studying a certain passage: paragraph, chapter, or book." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:95 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Basics of Correct Interpretation" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:97 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Content" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:98 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"What does it say? What does it say in the original language? Be careful with " -"definitions. Don't read into it what it doesn't say." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:102 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Context" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:103 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"What do the verses around it say? "Context is king" is the rule -- " -"the passage must make sense within the structure of the entire passage and " -"book." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:108 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"What do other verses about this subject say through the rest of the Bible? " -"God doesn't contradict Himself, so our interpretation needs to stand the " -"test of other scriptures." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:113 -#, no-c-format -msgid "An Expository Study of Matthew 6:1-18" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:114 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Let's study together Mt.6:1-18. Read it to yourself, first looking for the " -"key verse, the verse that sums up the whole passage. Think you have it? Test " -"it by picking different places in the passage and asking yourself if they " -"relate to the thought of the key verse. Once you find it, write it as Roman " -"numeral One of your outline:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:119 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:122 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"What does <quote>practicing your righteousness</quote> mean? Does the " -"passage give any examples? What area of our lives is being addressed? " -"<emphasis>Our motives!</emphasis> What sub-headings develop this thought?" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:126 how2-basics.docbook:135 -#, no-c-format -msgid "When you give" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:127 -#, no-c-format -msgid "When you fast" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:128 -#, no-c-format -msgid "When you pray" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:131 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Now fill in the outline with specific instructions of how to avoid wrong " -"ways of practicing our righteousness:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:137 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"don't sound a trumpet. (how might someone <quote>sound a trumpet</quote> " -"today?)" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:138 -#, no-c-format -msgid "do it secretly." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:139 -#, no-c-format -msgid "etc." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:145 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Worksheet: How to Use a Concordance" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:147 -#, no-c-format -msgid "To Find a Particular Verse" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:149 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Pick out a key word or most-unusual word of the verse." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:150 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Turn to this word alphabetically." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:151 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Go down the column of listings until you find your verse." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:154 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Find these verses:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: quote -#: how2-basics.docbook:156 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Faithful are the wounds of a friend" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: quote -#: how2-basics.docbook:157 -#, no-c-format -msgid "We are ambassadors of Christ." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:158 -#, no-c-format -msgid "The story of the rich man and Lazarus." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:163 -#, no-c-format -msgid "To Do a Topical Study" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:164 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Let's say you wanted to do a study of the word "redemption." First " -"you would look up that word in the concordance and look up references listed " -"for it. Then you could look up related words and references listed for them, " -"e.g. "redeem, redeemed, ransom," even "buy" or "" -"bought."" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:170 -#, no-c-format -msgid "To Clarify Word Meanings in the Greek and Hebrew" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:171 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"What if you noticed a contradiction in the KJV between Mt.7:1 <quote>Judge " -"not lest you be judged</quote> and 1 Cor.2:15 <quote>He that is spiritual " -"judgeth all things.</quote> Maybe there are two different Greek words here, " -"both being translated "judge" in English? (We're using Strong's " -"from here out.)" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:175 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Look up "judge"." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:176 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Go down the column of entries to Mt.7:1. To the right is a number, 2919. " -"This refers to the Greek word used. Write it down." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:178 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Now look up "judgeth"." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:179 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Go down the column to 1 Cor.2:15 . . . . . 350." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:180 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"Turn in the back to the Greek dictionary. (Remember, you're in the NT so the " -"language is Greek, while the OT is Hebrew.) Compare the meaning of 2919 with " -"the meaning of 350 and you have your answer!" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: title -#: how2-basics.docbook:185 -#, no-c-format -msgid "To Find Meanings of Names" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:186 -#, no-c-format -msgid "" -"By the same process we can find the meaning of a name in the Greek or Hebrew." -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:187 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Look up these names and write down their meaning:" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:189 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Nabal" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:190 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Abigail" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:191 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Joshua" -msgstr "" - -#. Tag: para -#: how2-basics.docbook:192 -#, no-c-format -msgid "Barnabus" -msgstr "" |