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#. type: Content of: <chapter><title>
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msgid "Bible Study Basics"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
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msgid "Our Purpose as we Approach the Bible"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para><blockquote><attribution>
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msgid "Jn.5:39-40"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para><blockquote><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
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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 ""

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msgid ""
"John R.W. Stott, <emphasis>Christ the Controversialist</emphasis>, "
"InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.97, 104."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><para>
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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 ""

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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 ""

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msgid "Approaches to God's Word"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
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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 ""

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msgid "Hear"
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Lk.11:28 <quote>blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe "
"it.</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
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msgid "Read"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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msgid ""
"Rev.1:3 <quote>Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this "
"prophecy [...]</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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msgid ""
"1 Tim.4:13 <quote>give attention to the public reading of Scripture "
"[...]</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><keywordset><keyword>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:57 docs/howto/en/docbook/index.docbook:53
msgid "Study"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
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msgid "Memorize"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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msgid ""
"Ps.119:11 <quote>Thy word I have hid in my heart, that I may not sin against "
"Thee.</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
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msgid "Meditate"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
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msgid "Types of Bible Studies"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
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msgid "Topical Study"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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msgid ""
"Pick out a certain topic and follow it through, using cross-references or a "
"concordance."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
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msgid "Character Study"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:99
msgid "Studying the life of a Bible character, e.g. Joseph's life in Gen.37-50."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:103
msgid "Expository Study"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:104
msgid "Studying a certain passage: paragraph, chapter, or book."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
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msgid "Basics of Correct Interpretation"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
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msgid "Content"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
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msgid "Context"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><formalpara><title>
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msgid "Cross-reference"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:131
msgid "An Expository Study of Matthew 6:1-18"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:140
msgid "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
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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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:151
msgid "When you give"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:154
msgid "When you fast"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:157
msgid "When you pray"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:160
msgid ""
"Now fill in the outline with specific instructions of how to avoid wrong "
"ways of practicing our righteousness:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:167
msgid ""
"don't sound a trumpet. (how might someone <quote>sound a "
"trumpet</quote>today?)"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:171
msgid "do it secretly."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:174
msgid "etc."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:164
msgid "When you give <placeholder type=\"orderedlist\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:181
msgid "Worksheet: How to Use a Concordance"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:183
msgid "To Find a Particular Verse"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:186
msgid "Pick out a key word or most-unusual word of the verse."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:190
msgid "Turn to this word alphabetically."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:193
msgid "Go down the column of listings until you find your verse."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:201
msgid "<quote>Faithful are the wounds of a friend</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:206
msgid "<quote>We are ambassadors of Christ.</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:210
msgid "The story of the rich man and Lazarus."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:197
msgid "Find these verses: <placeholder type=\"orderedlist\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:215
msgid "To Do a Topical Study"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:216
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:223
msgid "To Clarify Word Meanings in the Greek and Hebrew"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:224
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:232
msgid "Look up \"judge\"."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:235
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:240
msgid "Now look up \"judgeth\"."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:243
msgid "Go down the column to 1 Cor.2:15 . . . . . 350."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:246
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:254
msgid "To Find Meanings of Names"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:255
msgid ""
"By the same process we can find the meaning of a name in the Greek or "
"Hebrew."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:257
msgid "Look up these names and write down their meaning:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:260
msgid "Nabal"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:263
msgid "Abigail"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:266
msgid "Joshua"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><sect2><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-basics.docbook:269
msgid "Barnabus"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:2
msgid "Importance of God's Word"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:3
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:7
msgid "A Book that is Unique"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:8
msgid "The Bible stands alone in many ways. It is unique in:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:11
msgid ""
"popularity. Bible sales in North America: more than $500 million per "
"year. The Bible is both the all-time and year-to-year best seller!"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:16
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:21
msgid ""
"preservation. F. F. Bruce in <emphasis>Are New Testament Documents "
"Reliable?</emphasis> compares New Testament manuscripts with other ancient "
"texts:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:28
msgid "Comparison of New Testament manuscripts with other ancient texts."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:33
msgid "Work"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:34
msgid "When Written"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:35
msgid "Earliest Copy"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:36
msgid "Time Lapse"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:37
msgid "Number of Copies"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:42
msgid "Herodotus"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:43
msgid "448-428 B.C."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:44 docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:59 docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:67
msgid "900 A.D."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:45
msgid "1300 years"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:46
msgid "8"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:49
msgid "Tacitus"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:50
msgid "100 A.D."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:51
msgid "1100 A.D."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:52
msgid "1000 years"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:53 docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:69
msgid "20"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:56
msgid "Caesar's <emphasis>Gallic War</emphasis>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:58
msgid "50-58 B.C."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:60
msgid "950 years"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:61
msgid "10"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:64
msgid "Livy's <emphasis>Roman History</emphasis>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:66
msgid "59 B.C. - 17 A.D."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:68
msgid "900 years"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:72
msgid "New Testament"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:73
msgid "40 A.D. - 100 A.D."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:74
msgid "130 A.D. Partial manuscripts 350 A.D. Full manuscripts"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:76
msgid "30 - 310 years"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:77
msgid "5000 Greek &amp; 10,000 Latin"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:82
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><attribution>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:90
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:93
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:99
msgid "A Book that God Breathed"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:101
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:109
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><attribution>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:114
msgid ""
"John R.W. Stott, <emphasis>Christ the Controversialist</emphasis>, "
"InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.93-95"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:117
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 &amp; 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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:134
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:140
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:148
msgid "A Book that Works"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:149
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:154
msgid "What does Bible study do for Christians?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:158
msgid "Reference"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:159
msgid "Action"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:164
msgid "Eph. 5:26"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:165
msgid ""
"cleanses -- \"...having cleansed her by the washing of water with the "
"word.\""
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:169
msgid "Acts 20:32"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:170
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:175
msgid "Rom. 15:4"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:176
msgid ""
"encourages -- \"that through perseverance and the encouragement of the "
"Scriptures we might have hope.\""
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:181
msgid "Rom. 10:17"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:182
msgid ""
"gives faith -- \"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of "
"Christ.\""
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:186
msgid "1 Cor. 10:11"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:187
msgid ""
"instructs -- \"Now these things happened to them for an example, and they "
"were written for our instruction\""
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:192
msgid "Mt. 4:4"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:193
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:202
msgid "A Book that Liberates"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:203
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:211
msgid ""
"We see that this is a conditional promise, specifically speaking of the "
"truth of God's word."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:213
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:221
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:224
msgid "What 2 things do we need to know to be kept from error?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:228
msgid "God's word"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:231
msgid "God's power"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:236
msgid "A Book that Wars"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:237
msgid "Eph.6:10-18 is one picture of our spiritual armament."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:239
msgid "Spiritual Armor"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:243
msgid "Question"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><thead><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:244
msgid "Answer"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:249
msgid "How many of the weapons listed here are defensive weapons?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:251
msgid "5"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:254
msgid "How many are offensive?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:255
msgid "One"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:258
msgid "Which one(s)?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><table><tgroup><tbody><row><entry>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:259
msgid "the word - <foreignphrase>rhema</foreignphrase>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:267
msgid "Exhortations"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:268
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:272
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:277
msgid "If you're rich in something, how much of it do you have?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:279
msgid "Not a little!"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:280
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:288
msgid "Appendix: \"Once for All\""
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><attribution>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:290
msgid ""
"John R. W. Stott, <emphasis>Christ the "
"Controversialist,</emphasis>InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.106-107"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:293
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><blockquote><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:305
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:320
msgid "Supplement: Bible Reading Programs"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:321
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:327
msgid "New Testament in a Year: read one chapter each day, 5 days a week."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:331
msgid ""
"Proverbs in a Month: read one chapter of Proverbs each day, corresponding to "
"the day of the month."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:335
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, &amp; 140."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:340
msgid ""
"Psalms &amp; Proverbs in 6 months: read through Psalms and Proverbs one "
"chapter per day."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><sect1><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-importance.docbook:344
msgid ""
"Old Testament without Psalms &amp; Proverbs in 2 years: if you read one "
"chapter a day of the Old Testament, skipping over Psalms &amp; Proverbs, you "
"will read the Old Testament in 2 years and 2 weeks."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:2
msgid "Rules of Bible Interpretation (Hermeneutics)"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:3
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:17
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:22
msgid "Rule 1 - Interpret according to the exact meaning of the words."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:24
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><formalpara><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:30
msgid "Definition"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><formalpara><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:31
msgid ""
"Look up the definition in a Greek or Hebrew dictionary.  For verbs, the verb "
"tense is also crucial."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><orderedlist><listitem><formalpara><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:38
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:53
msgid "Example 1A"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:54
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:61
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 occurring. So, what have we found?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:77
msgid ""
"<emphasis>Mary is already clinging to Jesus, and he is saying to stop "
"holding him!</emphasis>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:82
msgid "Example 1B"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:83
msgid ""
"In James 5:14, <emphasis>Elders are told to pray and anoint someone who is "
"sick</emphasis>. What is this anointing?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:86
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 relationship to the main verb is "
"temporal, it usually signifies action prior to that of the main verb.\" "
"(Zodhiates p.851)"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:100
msgid "Mt.6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:104
msgid "Mk.16:1 [the women] brought spices that they might come and anoint Him."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:108
msgid ""
"Mk.6:13 And they were...anointing with oil many sick people and healing "
"them."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:112
msgid "Lk.7:38 [...] kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:116
msgid "Jn.12:3 Mary [...] anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:97
msgid "Cross-references for aleipho: <placeholder type=\"orderedlist\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:125
msgid ""
"Lk.4:18 <quote>The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me "
"to preach [...]</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:130
msgid "Acts 4:27 Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:133
msgid "Acts 10:38 God anointed Jesus with the Holy Ghost and power"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para><orderedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:137
msgid "2 Cor.1:21 Now He who...anointed us is God"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:122
msgid "Cross-references of chrio: <placeholder type=\"orderedlist\" id=\"0\"/>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:142
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:147
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:151
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:157
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:167
msgid "Rule 2 - Interpret within the biblical context"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:168
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:176
msgid "Example 2A"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:177
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:180
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:187
msgid "Example 2B"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:188
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:195
msgid "Example 2C"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:196
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:211
msgid "Rule 3 - Interpret within the historical and cultural context"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:213
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:221
msgid "Example 3A"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:223
msgid ""
"<quote>3 days &amp; 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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:229
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:240
msgid "Example 3B"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:241
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:251
msgid "Rule 4 - Interpret according to the normal usage of words in language"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:253
msgid ""
"Let literal language be literal and figurative language be figurative. And "
"watch out for idioms, which have special meanings."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:257
msgid "Example 4A"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:259
msgid "<quote>evil eye</quote>in Mt.6:23."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:260
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:264
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:275
msgid "Example 4B"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:276
msgid "Is.59:1 <quote>The Lord's hand is not short;</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:278
msgid "Deut.33:27 <quote>Underneath are the everlasting arms.</quote>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:280
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:297
msgid ""
"Rule 5 - Understand the purpose of parables and the difference between a "
"parable and an allegory"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:299
msgid ""
"An allegory is: <emphasis>A story where each element has a "
"meaning.</emphasis>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:302
msgid "Every parable is an allegory, true or false?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:303
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:311
msgid "Example 5A"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:312
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 ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:315
msgid ""
"All sorts of violence happens to the meanings: God is reluctant to protect "
"the rights of widows, prayer \"bothers\" Him, etc."
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><title>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:320
msgid "Example 5B"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:321
msgid ""
"The parable of the unrighteous steward in Lk.16:1-9. What is the point of "
"the parable? Is it an allegory?"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <chapter><section><section><para>
#: docs/howto/en/docbook/howto-interpretation.docbook:323
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 ""

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msgid "<application>BibleTime</application>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of the kapp entity
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msgid "&bibletimehandbook;"
msgstr ""

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msgid "The Biblestudy HowTo"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><authorgroup><author><firstname>
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msgid "Bob"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><authorgroup><author><surname>
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msgid "Harman"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><authorgroup><author><surname>
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msgid "The BibleTime Team"
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"<copyright> <year>1999-2013</year> <holder>The &bibletime; Team "
"(bt-devel@crosswire.org)</holder> </copyright>"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><legalnotice><para>
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msgid ""
"This document was originally created by Mr. Bob Harman and is licensed under "
"the terms of the license <ulink "
"url=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\"> \"Creative Commons "
"Attribution-Share Alike\"</ulink>."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"Scripture quotes are from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise "
"indicated."
msgstr ""

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msgid "Abstract"
msgstr ""

#. type: Content of: <book><bookinfo><abstract><para>
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msgid ""
"The <application>Biblestudy HowTo</application> is a guide for studying the "
"Bible."
msgstr ""

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"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 recommend 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 ""

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msgid "Bible"
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