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Bible Interpretation

  1. Lesson One
    Early Bible Interpretation
    16 Activities
    |
    6 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Modern Biblical Interpretation
    17 Activities
    |
    3 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    Systematic and Biblical Theology
    13 Activities
    |
    3 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Case Study in Biblical Theology
    16 Activities
    |
    4 Assessments
  5. Lesson Five
    The Context of Revelation
    10 Activities
    |
    2 Assessments
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
    |
    1 Assessment
Bible Interpretation Early Bible Interpretation In | Workbook: Biblical Genres
Lesson 1, Activity 7

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

  1. Why is it so important to pay attention to the Bible’s many genres and which texts belong to each? Answer in one sentence.
Biblical Genres

The Bible is a complicated and diverse book, and the way we read every text is informed by its genre. We read history differently than poetry, for example. Our expectations and takeaways are all shaped by what the text is intended by its author(s) to do.