for sessions 3 (8 October)...

Please remember that we will not be meeting next Wednesday (1 October) because of the Study Skills intensive modular. Our next session will be on Wednesday 8 October.

Our next session will continue our look at the history of interpretation, as well as some further thoughts on the approach we will be advocating in this module. For the next session you will need to have read:

• Klein, Blomberg and Hubbard, ch. 2, pg. 45-62; and ch. 5 , 135-150.

Here are some questions for you to think about while you're reading. If may be helpful if you write down a few answers as you go along:

Chapter 2:

• What are some of the major shifts in interpretation between the Middle Ages and the era of the Reformation (45-47)?
• What role did Luther and Calvin play in some of these changes (47-49)?
• How did rationalism affect biblical interpretation in the post-Reformation period (51-52)?
• What is the historical-critical method of interpretation, and what impact did it make on biblical studies (52-55)?
• What changes began to happen in the post-World War I era (Karl Barth) and post-World War II era (biblical theology movement) (56-59)?
  

Chapter 5:

• What do the authors claim are the main qualifications needed to be a good interpreter of the biblical text (135-142)?
• What presuppositions about the Bible do they feel are helpful in interpretation (142-150)?
  
• Do you disagree with any of these claims?
  

For our next session you should also have selected the text you would like to focus on for your exegetical assignment from the list of passages from the Minor Prophets. If you have any questions on this, feel free to drop in and have a chat.