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Overview & Review: Interpretation - Coggle Diagram
Overview & Review: Interpretation
Purpose of Interpretation
Generally: to determine the
meaning
of the portion of Scripture being studied
Specifically: to arrive at answers to the questions asked in the observation stage
Determine
proposition
(author's message), also understood as a summary statement
Proposition is composed of a topic and an assertion
Topic: what the passage is talking about
Assertion: what the passage is saying about what it is talking about
Principles of Interpretation
The key to interpretation is
context
Historical
Literary
Theological
Linguistic
Process of Interpretation
State of initial proposal
Search the context
Seek comparisons
Survey secondary sources
State conclusion