Sermon Prep
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Interpreting a Matrix of Signifiers (cont’d), and the Relationship of this Issue to the Canon of Scripture (5-B)
What became part of the Canon and how your matrix affects the key to understanding the Bible.
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Interpreting on Level 2 (cont’d); Form Criticism and Redaction Criticism as Level 3 Procedures (6)
How Form and Redaction Criticism can affect how we understand Biblical Text.
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Three So-Called "Levels" of Signifiers and Textual Interpretation (6)
The three levels of meaning are the sense of the text, significance of the text and three implication of the text.
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The Holy Spirit and Scriptural Interpretation (11); Nature of Scripture (11-A)
Inerrancy and being precise enough for readers to understand their intended purpose.
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Application (cont’d) 13; Summary, Part I: The Problem of Objective Interpretation
Be careful not to strip components from Parables in order to preach on them. All text are content bound and are not immediately transferable.
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Debate Debriefing (7-A); Key Non-Literal Language Usage Issues (7)
How Non-Literal usage affects the understanding of ideas expressed, creating a Loose Usage that can apply to many similar ideas.
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Non-Literal Language (7)
The difference between Literal and Non-Literal and sometimes “is” means is.
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The Kingdom of God (cont’d) (11-B); Basics of Pragmatics (12)
Prophesy in the Old Testament can have both immediate and Eschatological meaning. The difference between Speech/Act theory and performative speech and how it impacts preaching.
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The Problem of Comprehensive Interpretation (cont’d); Models of Authority among Christian Traditions; Textual Criticism
The three authority models of interpretation, Lutheran, Reformed and Catholic traditions. The basics of text criticism and why you do it and how it is…