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What do you think each of the six macro-observation questions of “Who, What, How, Where, When and Why” contribute to understanding a book of the Bible?
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By answering each of the six questions who what where why win and how it gives you all the pertinent information that you need to understand who the writer was who he was writing to where he was and where were the recipients this gives you a lot of information as to why the book was written
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They give you a better understanding of the book in the Bible which is being studied. It allows you to have a foundation for your overall study as well as for you targeted study.
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The macro observational questions create the wider framework necessary for understanding the how chapters and verses within the book help to fulfill the author’s purposes in writing and provide a clear underpinning for proper interpretation and application.
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AT the macro level:
(1) the Who Question clarifies some details about who the author and the recipients are and the nature of their relationship. Each of these factors helps explain what the author means by specific language he uses and the tone of his expression.
(2) the What Question clarifies any themes emphasized in the document. So, we are able to see—in both a broad view and in some detail–the author’s concerns, views of any problems and questions to be, and solutions and answers, and–in narrative passages–what the author considered of importance.
(3) the How Question clarifies the structure of the document. In viewing how the author has organized his thoughts, we see the relationship of major themes and the document’s logical, psychological, and chronological progression.
(4) the Where Question tells where the author and recipients were at the time of writing. This geographical and sociological factor may be a strong clue to the author’s choice of words and the over-all nature and tone of the document’s contents.
(5) the When Question tells the time of the writing. The time may relate strongly to the definitions and use of certain words that may have changed over time and may also relate to changes in the author and recipients’ circumstances and development.
(6) the Why Question sets off to itself the broad purpose of the writing that may draw upon any or all of the answers to the other five questions or may be indicated in a direct way by the author’s own statement of purpose. Knowing a document’s purpose gives us a boundary of limitations on what we may assert about the author’s point of view in total and the recipient’s views as well. -
You must understand The Who, what, how, where, when and why’s to understand the stories you are reading.
