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Principles of Interpretation Seminar

Principles of Interpretation Seminar These are notes from a seminar given prior to the Great Commission Churches Pastor’s Conference, June 13, 2011. This seminar represents my own views and not necessarily those of Great Commission Churches. — David Bovenmyer In 2002, I took a course offered by BILD International entitled Interpreting the…
The Importance of Accuracy in Interpreting the Word

Victory in this battle begins with understanding the truth of God, and this can only happen as we properly interpret and understand God’s word. Indeed the devil’s most subtle and often most effective strategy is to deceive us through the use of God’s own Word, as he attempted to do when he…
Foundational Guidelines for Interpretation

The goal of interpretation is to understand the meaning of the passage as the author intended it to be understood by the audience he was writing to. The Bible is to be interpreted by the same rules as other books and other communication. God has communicated to us in human language and…
Guidelines for Interpreting Literary Forms

The Epistles: 1) Recognize the customary letter form: 1) name of writer, 2) name of recipient, 3) greeting, 4) prayer or thanksgiving, 5) body 6) final greeting and farewell. 2) The epistles are occasional in nature, so it is essential to try to understand the historical situation that was being addressed. A…
Procedures for Understanding and Interpreting a Biblical Text

Begin by asking God for wisdom. Ask for God’s understanding of the book. Ask God to reveal any cultural or theological biases I may have. Read the book and identify portions that may be threatening to my current theology or lifestyle. Ask God for grace to receive anything these passages may be…
History of Interpretation

This is Dave Bovenmyer’s summary of Chapter two of Hermeneutics, Principles and Processes of Biblical Interpretation, by Henry A. Virkler
Aids to Finding a Christ-Centered Counselor

Three attempts to Classify Christian Counselors and Counseling Approaches
God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Responsibility to Choose

The purposes of this paper are: 1. My goal is that pastors in our movement will emphasize in their teachings both biblical truths–that God is sovereign and that man has responsibility to respond to Him. 2. My second goal is to help build unity. There are a number of different views in…