Biblical Interpretation

  Biblical Interpretation   Storytelling and Biblical Hermeneutics Project Watch the following webcast. It has to deal with hermeneutics. Then follow the instructions to complete your Biblical Hermeneutics Project. http://www.masters.edu/media/icrvideos.aspx#/play/drabnerchou 1. Tell one of the following stories in the Old Testament. Genesis 3 2. Interpret the story based on the six rules of hermeneutics. Arnold and Beyer (2008) highly suggested using these six rules of hermeneutics when interpreting the Bible: a. Use the grammatical-historical method (the plain sense of the passage), b. Understand the context i. Immediate context, ii. Remote context, and iii. Historical context, c. Determine the type of literature, d. Interpret figurative language, e. Let Scripture interpret Scripture, and f. Discover the application to modern life (p. 30). REFERENCE Arnold, B. T. & Beyer, B. E. (2008). Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian survey (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, Michigan: BakerAcademic.