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IB CLESchool Year 2012-2013
29 August 2012
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Interpret a text according to the rules
& conventions of its GENRE--
or you will misunderstand it!
LITERARY INTERPRETATION1st Principle - GENRES
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Before you look
for PERSONALMEANING, makesure youunderstand themore basiclayers of
meaning.
LITERARY INTERPRETATION
2nd Principle - LAYERS OF MEANINGS
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The wider the context, the richer
& fuller the reading!
LITERARY INTERPRETATION
3rd Principle - CONTEXTS
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LITERAL MEANING
AUTHOR MEANING
TEXT MEANING
PERSONALMEANING
the wordsof the text
authors intentions&/or commentaries
from authority
evidence ofmeaning inthe text asaccepted bycommunity
of readers
readers opinionbased on onespersonal experiencesrelativist
relativist
absolutistrationalist
Which is the Relativist, Absolutist, & Rationalist Reading? Why?
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CONTEXTSLAYERS OF MEANING
3CONTEXTS MEANINGSThe World BEHINDthe Text
the historical background
AUTHOR MEANINGthe Authors intention (either obtained directly
or inferred byAUTHORITY
)
The World BEFOREthe Text
the interpretationsof readers
TEXT MEANINGtheEVIDENCEof meaning in the text basedon interpretations by communities of readers
The World of theREADERthe readers
personal experiences
PERSONAL MEANINGthe ReadersOPINIONbased on onespersonal experiences & world history
The wider the context, the richer the meaning!
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readingthe
bible
as
scripture
The Bibleas
Scriptureis to beread
ANDprayed.
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A Pretty Bad
Horror Film
(1999)
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BIBLICALauthority
Inspiration
Inerrancy
Canonicity
The writing of the Bible
The compiling of the Bible
The reading of the Bible
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Problems, Issues, & Questions
Word of God vs. words of men
How can we say that the Bible isthe Word of God when theauthors were obviously human?
Inspiration
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Problems, Issues, & Questions
Who compiled the Bible & how?
What if we discover new booksthat should be included?
Canonicity
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Problems, Issues, & Questions
If the Bible is the Word of God,is it perfectly free from error?
What about factual, scientic, &historical mistakes found in theBible?
Inerrancy
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Key to understandingthe Bible as Scripture
The Bible is BOTHthe Word of God
ANDthe words of men.
Paradox
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The writing(INSPIRATION),
the compiling(CANONICITY)& the reading(INERRANCY)
of the Bible
BOTHDivine
ANDHuman
Key to understandingthe Bible as Scripture
Paradox
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St. Matthew
the Evangelist
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Moses downloads the10 Commandments
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3 QUESTIONS- What was the writing process?
- What was the role of the humanauthors, if any?- What was Gods role, if any?
Who wrote the Bible?INSPIRATION
3VIEWS- The FUNDAMENTALIST View- The SKEPTICAL View
- The CATHOLIC View
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God wrote the Bibleactively & exclusively.Every word of it was
dictated by God, sothat the role of thehuman author was
very minimal.
Who wrote the Bible?INSPIRATION
FUNDAMENTALIST
PROCESSDictation or
AutomaticWriting
HUMAN ROLEMinimal
& PassiveInstrument
GODs ROLEActive &Exclusive
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The human authors
wrote the Bible justlike any literature.Only later was divineauthorship claimed.At best, Godsauthorship issymbolic.
Who wrote the Bible?INSPIRATION
SKEPTICALPROCESSHumanCreation ofLiterature
HUMAN ROLEActive &Exclusive
GODs ROLEQuestionable
At best,Metaphorical
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PROCESSInstrumental
Causality
GODs ROLEActive &Respectful of
Human
Consciousness
HUMAN ROLEActive &Creative
Both God & the
human authors wereresponsible for writingthe Bible. The human
authors were activeinstruments usingtheir world views &culture.
Who wrote the Bible?INSPIRATION
CATHOLIC
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Gods role
&the role ofthe
human
authors
NOTmutuallyexclusive
NOTinversely
proportional
Its possible for both God & the humanauthors to be involved. Not a case of either/or!
Just because God is more active doesntmean the human authors are less active--orvice versa!
DIVINELY INSPIRED: God is the originatingAuthor. The human writers are the literaryauthors. God is involved in the production of theBible in a unique way. Thats why we say God is
the Author, & the Bible is the Word of God.
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Fundamentalist Skeptic Catholic
PROCESS
HUMAN
ROLE
GODS
ROLE
Dictation +
Automatic
Writing
Human
Creation:
Literature!
Instrumental
Causality
Minimal +
Passive
Active +
Exclusive
Active +
Creative
Active +
Almost Exclusive
Question-able
At best,
Metaphor-
ical
Active +
Respectfulof Human
Freedom &
Conscious-
ness
Inspiration
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Who compiled
the Bible?
Canonicity
Didnt dropfrom the sky
as a completepackage or
handed down
by Christ toHis disciplesas an entire
book.
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Who compiled
the Bible?
Canonicity
The Church isthe CANONIZER,
the institutionthat declared
these 73 books--& ONLY thesebooks--asScripture.
The Bible
underwent ahistoricalprocess.
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Who compiled
the Bible?
Canonicity
Sola Scriptura!Only Scripture!
No Church.No Tradition.No Interpretation.
The Bible wascompiled by theChurch &
declared sacred
by it.
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Who compiled
the Bible?
Canonicity
HISTORICALLYNAIVE: Forgets
that the Churchcreated the Bible.
HERMENEUTICALLYNAIVE: Forgetsthat the Bible, like
any text, cannot
interpret itself.
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The double role of the Church
Canonizer: The Church wrote &compiled the Bible, declaring itsbooks as the Word of God.
Inspired Reader: The Church isthe intended reader of the Bible& its most authoritative
interpreter.
Who compiled
the Bible?
Canonicity
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How do we read
the Bible?
Inerrancy If Scripture isthe
Word of God,then it mustbeperfectly
correct &free fromerror.
But whatabout theproven errors
in the Bible?
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How do we read
the Bible?
Inerrancy
For example:6 days of
creationvs. centuriesof evolution
Inerrancy does not refer to historical,scientific, or factual correctness.
Inerrancy pertains to truths about God
and truths we need for salvation.
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How do we read
& pray with theBible?
The role of Faith
For an intelligent reader,
the Bible is just literature--or even great literature,but thats all. Its notGods revelation.
The Biblebecomes theWord of God only
if read with faith.Without faith, it isonly revelatory,
not yet revelation.
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The role of Faith
Scripture is not
for information,but forexperience.
Use the imaginationto be part of the
story. To let the story
involve & affect you.
How do we read
& pray with theBible?
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How do we pray
with the Bible?
The role of Faith
Not a sourceof answers,
but a sourceof questions.
Not a source
of evidence,but isauthority.
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