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Overheads for Session 1 (Learning From the Word) OHP 1: Concerning Latter-day Prophecy: We Have Never Entirely Agreed About ... ‣ The precise order of events ‣ The number of invasions ‣ The identity of the invader(s) ‣ The importance of our views: Some few make prophecy an actual, or de facto, test of fellowship Most regard the subject as more or less speculative and therefore open to free discussion All agree that there is to be some kind of invasion of Israel before Jesus’ return and the kingdom’s establishment ‣ However: God does whatever He chooses. Whatever our views of prophecy, they may turn out to be profoundly irrelevant, even presumptuous … … … … … … … OHP 2: Learning From the Word ‣ There are four methods: Direct Statements Inference Parallel Passages Hypothesis OHP 3: Direct Statements ‣ Literal, non-figurative texts ‣ They mean exactly what they say … … … … … … … For example: “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11, RSV) … … … … … … … OHP 4: Inference ‣ Some things are not explicitly stated, but may be inferred. For example: Jesus used inference when discussing resurrection with the Sadducees (Matthew 22:31, 32) Hebrews (11:19) implies that Abraham knew God would raise Isaac. This, in turn, may have been inferred from Gen 22:5 The subservience of Aaron’s ministry to Melchisedek’s is inferred from Abraham’s paying tithes to Melchisedek (Heb 7:1-10) Page 14
Much of the spiritual teaching of the Law of Moses is implied. eg, Care for threshing oxen implies reward for our service (1 Cor 9:9) … … … … … … … OHP 5: Parallel Passages ‣ We generally suspect that passages are parallel if: Scripture says they are parallel or They are certainly dealing with the same subject, or They share peculiar figures of speech or language, or The two events certainly occurred at the same time, or The two events are logically connected (eg Matthew 24:21, Daniel 12:1, Joel 2:2, etc) … … … … … … … OHP 6: Scientific Method - or Hypothesis ‣ In this case we guess a passage’s meaning and then assemble supporting corroborative evidence For example: Was Cornelius (Acts 10) the centurion whose servant Jesus healed (Luke 7)? Both men - Were Centurions Were God-fearing men Had faithful, devout servants Loved their servants Were lovers of Israel Were benefactors of Israel Were aware of the life and work of the Lord Jesus … … … … … … … OHP 7: Limitations: ‣ No amount of corroborative evidence can make an hypothesis certainly true Corroborative evidence reduces the probability of error - but not to zero ‣ It only takes a single counter-fact to destroy the most elegant hypothesis - or require its modification … … … … … … … OHP 8: Example of Hypothesis ‣ Was the Siloam Tunnel Built by Hezekiah? Rogerson, J. & Davies, P. R. Biblical Archaeologist 59, 138-149 (1996) ‣ Conclusion: “We have argued that “Hezekiah’s Tunnel” is a misnomer. The archaeological data strongly suggest a Hasmonean date, the biblical data show no awareness of a tunnel built by Hezekiah, and the paleography permits no decisive conclusion. The possibility that Hezekiah was responsible for Warren’s Shaft remains.” Page 15
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Page 43 and 44: OHP 6: Structure in the Book of Rev
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