How to Interpret the Bible – Week 1: What is the Bible? History of Transmission & Translation

John Carter – February 4, 2018

STUDY NOTES:

“The aim of good interpretation is not uniqueness; one is not trying to discover what no one else has ever seen before.” P.27 – How to Read…

What is the Bible?

Literary work
Presuppositions
Revelation
General
Special
Author – Human or Divine? Single or Dual Author?
Chapters OT/NT Stephen Langton (1150-1228) (Latin Text) 40 ?’s
\Chapters OT Salomon ben Ishmael (A.D. 1330) 40 ?’s
Verses OT – Ben Asher Family 900 AD 40 ?’s
Verses NT – Robert “Stephanus” Estienne 1551 AD (Latin/Greek diglot) 40 ?’s
“The first English Bible to have verse divisions was the Geneva Bible of 1560.” 40 ?’s

Old Testament

New Testament

Translations

Dates
Targum’s (Aramaic) – Pre-NT
Septuagint (Greek) – Pre-NT
Codex Sinaiticus (Entire Greek Bible OT/NT) (200’s AD
Vulgate (Latin) – 300’s AD
Wycliffe (English based on Vulgate) – 1300’s AD
Geneva Bible (English Based on Hebrew/Greek) – 1557/60
KJV – 1611 AD
Best Translation? (Diagram of Bible translations)
*Retrieved: https://musicatheologica.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/81da8-types2bof2bbible2btranslations2b-2boutline-1.jpg February 4, 2018
Choosing a translation – P.170 Grasping God’s Word

Critical Issues

Problems of trans – P.42-52 How to Read…
A translation is a commentary, an interpretation of the original text.
Errors & Manuscripts
Textual Criticism – called a science, but it is still interpretation
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Bibliography:

How We Got the Bible by Neil R.Lightfoot
40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible by Robert L. Plummer
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart
Grasping Gods Word A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem

Matthew 23:23-24 – Seven Woes – 4th