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Transcript of The Issue of Distance © John Stevenson, 2010 Cultural-Historical Context.
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The Issue of DistanceThe Issue of Distance© John Stevenson, 2010
Cultural-Historical Context
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Have you ever Have you ever written a letter, a written a letter, a
poem, or an poem, or an article that was article that was misinterpreted?misinterpreted?
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• Who was Onesimus? Who was Onesimus? • What was Paul’s attitude toward slavery, What was Paul’s attitude toward slavery,
as exhibited in this letter?as exhibited in this letter?• What was the cultural practice of slavery What was the cultural practice of slavery
in that day? in that day? • Did Paul’s attitude differ from the cultural Did Paul’s attitude differ from the cultural
norm? Would it lead to changes in the norm? Would it lead to changes in the cultural norms? cultural norms?
• How should we “apply” any theological How should we “apply” any theological principles given in this letter?principles given in this letter?
Page 39 WorkbookPage 39 Workbook
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• Historical NarrativeHistorical Narrative
• PoetryPoetry
• Wisdom LiteratureWisdom Literature
• ProphecyProphecy
• EpistleEpistle
• Apocalyptic LiteratureApocalyptic Literature
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TRUNKTRUNK
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Words are more than the sum of Words are more than the sum of their partstheir parts
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Original meanings do not govern Original meanings do not govern meaning in later textsmeaning in later texts
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Greek words that have later derived Greek words that have later derived English meanings are not governed English meanings are not governed
by those meaningsby those meanings
For I am not ashamed of the For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the gospel, for it is the powerpower of of
God for salvation… God for salvation… (Romans 1:16).(Romans 1:16).
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Greek words that have later derived Greek words that have later derived English meanings are not governed English meanings are not governed
by those meaningsby those meanings
……the merchants of the earth the merchants of the earth have become rich by the have become rich by the wealthwealth of her sensuality. of her sensuality.
(Revelation 18:3).(Revelation 18:3).
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The Strongest The Strongest NIV NIV
Exhaustive Exhaustive ConcordanceConcordance
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Lexical form of Lexical form of the Greek the Greek
wordword
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Lexical form Lexical form transliteratedtransliterated
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Part of Part of speech (verb)speech (verb)
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Frequency Frequency countcount
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Root wordRoot word
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Basic Basic definitiondefinition
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Various ways Various ways it is translated it is translated
in the NIVin the NIV
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Look up the word “world” as it is Look up the word “world” as it is used in the NIVused in the NIV
• From which Greek/Hebrew words is it translated?
• What are the other ways in which those words can be rendered?
• What are the various range of meanings?
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Look up the word “transformed” Look up the word “transformed” used in Romans 12:2used in Romans 12:2
• From which Greek word is it translated?
• What are the other ways in which that word is rendered in the NIV?
• In what other places is that Greek word used in the New Testament?
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Look up the word “love” as used Look up the word “love” as used in the New Testamentin the New Testament
• From which Greek words is it translated?
• What are the other ways in which those words are rendered in the NIV?
• Is there a distinction in these various terms?