Bible Class

Thursday, October 19th

 Warm Up
You the who are and
who from your .
Remove from me and , for I keep
your .
Though sit together and me, your
will on your decrees.
Your are my delight; they are my .
 Review
Narrative
Poetry
Gospel
Gospel
1. Narrative genre unique to the
New Testament
Matthew written to Jews to
show that Jesus is the awaited
Messiah.

Mark written to the Romans

who pursued power but knew
nothing of God.
Gospel
1. Narrative genre unique to the
New Testament
Luke written to Greeks who
sought truth, beauty and
knowledge as a means to
fulfillment.

John wrote to everyone to

show both the humanity and
deity of Jesus.
 Gospels
The earliest Gospel (Mark) was written
30 years after Jesus.
Luke and Matthew were written
independently 10-20 years after that.
John was written last, the only non-
synoptic gospel.
Gospel
3. Purpose of the Gospels
theological biography tells the
story of Jesus in the light of His
divinity.

tell the story of Jesus life

persuade people to trust in Him

as the Savior
 Gospels
Each Gospel author had their own
purpose in writing and the events are
chosen to reflect that.
Although there are differences between
the Gospels, that is due to different
viewpoints, focuses and sequence of
events.
Gospel
2. Content of the Gospels
Events specific things that
happened during Jesuss life
and ministry.

Discourses teachings of Jesus

to the people he encountered.
 Gospels
In the Gospels, they recorded parables,
or stories Jesus told to communicate a
spiritual message.
Judges 9:7-20
2 Samuel 12:1-10
Acts 10:10-16
James 1:23-25
Gospel
4. Parables
familiar narrative feature of the
Gospels
teaching technique using story
form
variety of lengths
found in the Old Testament
found in other parts of the New
Testament
 Gospel Exercise
Complete worktext 7.6 in your book to
turn in.
 Gospel Exercise
Finish up in the next few minutes, then
well review as a class.
 Epistle
Letters to a specific audience for a
specific purpose.
Most of the New Testament is made up
of Epistles, so we come across them
frequently.
Epistle
1. Familiar genre
too familiar?
Our regular interaction with the
Epistles can make us overly-
familiar with the genre and
hinder our understanding.
 Epistle
We often minimize our distance from the
Epistles.
We read into them our own
circumstances and cultural settings.
This can lead us to jump to conclusions
or limit our time studying the text
because it seems obvious to us.
Epistle
2. Our distance from original
readers
structure of ancient letters

cultural and historical context

relationship between author and

addressee

assumptions the author is

making about the addressee
 Epistle
Structure of the Epistles
Letters follow the same pattern:
Introduction of author
Identification of recipient
Greeting
Thanksgiving for recipient
Development of purpose
Personal news
Farwell
 Epistle
Cultural & Historical Context
We overlook and disregard what was
happening at that time in history and
where.
 Epistle
1 Corinthians 11
What images come to mind?
Where was the Last Supper held?
What was the worship service like?
How did they serve the elements?
 Epistle
Without an understanding of how
communion was practiced, we cant
appreciate what Paul is criticizing about
the practice in the first century
Corinthian church.
DONT assume that the context is the
same as ours.
 Epistle
Every letter is an expression between the
author and the recipient.
In the Epistles, we have to make
inferences through clues and hints in
the letters.
Bible study tools can helps us get more
information.
Read through the whole letter several
times looking for hints and clues.
 Epistles
The more familiar we are with the
letter, the better well understand it.
Epistle
3. The authors train of thought
 Epistles
The author makes assumptions when
writing letters.
Recipients knowledge of scripture
Awareness of Gods eternal plan
Level of Christian maturity
Familiarity with events
 Epistles
God intended for readers to understand
His word, its accessible to everyday
believers.
Avoid making assumptions when
reading, be humble and grow in
knowledge to help your comprehension
and insight.
 Epistles
Look For:
The authors purpose
Main thoughts and themes
Repetition
Connections between ideas
Conjunctions
 Application
Using the book for your Bible book
study, answer the following questions:
1. What literary genre or genres are in
your book?
2. What is the authors purpose? How
did you identify it?
3. What are the key points? What verses
are these located in?