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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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I think these go more in depth, to studying the Bible. I believe they’re helpful in understanding the Bible more because they give a more detailed overall picture of the book, the verse and the theme of the book being studied.
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They help to create the context for the verses written and may help explain why a verse was written so we can better understand how to apply it to our lives.
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They help us to understand the context around what we are reading. These questions give us a framework before we read a passage.
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It causes us to think more in depth about what we are reading therefore allowing us to comprehend it better.
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I think these are basics for us to know and discover when reading the Bible. These contextual clues really key us in to not read it with our current cultural lenses, but to really take in Scripture as it was first intended to be taken in. These are key steps to good interpretations. We don’t just read the Bible to understand it, we must interpret it!