This document discusses different methods of biblical interpretation and translation. It covers literal versus dynamic translations, as well as the importance of understanding historical context. The interpretation process involves close observation of the text, including facts like events and characters, followed by determining the historical-cultural background to understand the original meaning.

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2. Start With A Good Translation

6. Free Translation , also called paraphrase, attempts to translate the ideas from one language to another, with less concern about using the exact words of the original. Free translations are good for casual reading but should not be used for the interpretive process.

7. The Amplified Bible is a translation that, by using synonyms and definitions, both explains and expands the meaning of words in the text by placing amplification in parentheses and brackets after key words or phrases. The Amplified Bible is free of personal interpretation and is independent of denominational prejudice. A very popular paraphrase translation is the Amplified Bible.

14. The Observation Process Read the text for what it says

24. Methods Of Interpretation

28. The Interpretation Process

29. Historical Cultural Context

31. Historical-cultural context gives us a into God’s original meaning as reflected in the text. Window Why Bother? Because…

33. Guiding Principle Our interpretation of any biblical text to be valid, it must be consistent with the historical-cultural context of that text.

36. Understanding the Words in the Text

37. It is impossible to understand the meaning of a passage without understanding the meaning of the words that constitute the passage. Literary context goes beyond simply knowing what a word means. It is imperative that we know what the word means in the context of its usage in the passage being studied.

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