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Author : Benjamin J. Baxter
Publisher : Energion Publications
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 34,73 MB
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1631997246

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When you hear the words "in the original text it says" or "in the original text this means," it's time to be wary. Those words often provide the introduction to misleading information. But how can the hearer discern just what is correct and what is misleading? How can pastors avoid giving their congregations misleading information? "In the Original Text It Says" takes a look at word-study fallacies and how you can avoid them. Author Ben Baxter gives an introduction to word meaning and how word meaning differs between languages. He then examines a series of fallacies, errors that people make in assigning meaning to words in the original languages of the Bible. But he doesn't leave it with that theoretical examination. After providing the basis for how to understand Biblical words, he examines the discussion of specific words and phrases from passages in both the Old Testament and the New. He takes these examples from commentaries commonly used by pastors and teachers in sermon and lesson preparation. With each example, he shows how one might misunderstand the linguistic evidence provided, and also how one can properly apply this information. This book is designed for readers who have had some contact with Greek or Hebrew, but will also be useful to those who have more language skill, but may not have studied linguistics or looked carefully at how to apply their knowledge in teaching.

Author : Peter A. Sutcliffe
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 739 pages
File Size : 15,29 MB
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1630871109

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The interpretation of any written discourse is problematic, which is the concern of this book. The relevant hermeneutical questions are: Do authors communicate their intention so that understanding of their intent is possible? Can a person other than an author speak through an author's text? Can individual meaning, which is personal, ever be regarded as equivalent to that of the author? Any assertion of God speaking in and through the biblical text must first deal with these hermeneutical questions. Questions of the existence and speaking of God are matters of belief. However, questions asking can a God who exists speak so that I understand His intention, and can my meaning be relative to His, these are matters of hermeneutics. The answer in contemporary philosophical approaches to texts has been to declare a resounding no, creating confusion for someone seeking to deal with God's intention for their lives in understanding biblical text. This must be addressed and not treated dismissively. When this is done a resounding yes is disclosed as valid hermeneutically, opening new horizons not only in dealing with biblical text but with any author's text. This is not Christianized hermeneutics but an answer for the Christian hermeneut.

Author : Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310831709

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Is there a meaning in the Bible, or is meaning rather a matter of who is reading or of how one reads? Does Christian doctrine have anything to contribute to debates about interpretation, literary theory, and post modernity? These are questions of crucial importance for contemporary biblical studies and theology alike. Kevin Vanhoozer contends that the postmodern crisis in hermeneutics—”incredulity towards meaning,” a deep–set skepticism concerning the possibility of correct interpretation—is fundamentally a crisis in theology provoked by an inadequate view of God and by the announcement of God’s “death.” Part 1 examines the ways in which deconstruction and radical reader–response criticism “undo” the traditional concepts of author, text, and reading. Dr. Vanhoozer engages critically with the work of Derrida, Rorty, and Fish, among others, and demonstrates the detrimental influence of the postmodern “suspicion of hermeneutics” on biblical studies. In Part 2, Dr. Vanhoozer defends the concept of the author and the possibility of literary knowledge by drawing on the resources of Christian doctrine and by viewing meaning in terms of communicative action. He argues that there is a meaning in the text, that it can be known with relative adequacy, and that readers have a responsibility to do so by cultivating “interpretive virtues.” Successive chapters build on Trinitarian theology and speech act philosophy in order to treat the metaphysics, methodology, and morals of interpretation. From a Christian perspective, meaning and interpretation are ultimately grounded in God’s own communicative action in creation, in the canon, and preeminently in Christ. Prominent features in Part 2 include a new account of the author’s intention and of the literal sense, the reclaiming of the distinction between meaning and significance in terms of Word and Spirit, and the image of the reader as a disciple–martyr, whose vocation is to witness to something other than oneself. Is There a Meaning in This Text? guides the student toward greater confidence in the authority, clarity, and relevance of Scripture, and a well–reasoned expectation to understand accurately the message of the Bible. Is There a Meaning in This Text? is a comprehensive and creative analysis of current debates over biblical hermeneutics that draws on interdisciplinary resources, all coordinated by Christian theology. It makes a significant contribution to biblical interpretation that will be of interest to readers in a number of fields. The intention of the book is to revitalize and enlarge the concept of author–oriented interpretation and to restore confidence that readers of the Bible can reach understanding. The result is a major challenge to the central assumptions of postmodern biblical scholarship and a constructive alternative proposal—an Augustinian hermeneutic—that reinvigorates the notion of biblical authority and finds a new exegetical practice that recognizes the importance of both the reader’s situation and the literal sense.

Author : Sherri Noel
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 2019-02
Category : Alphabet in art
ISBN : 9781604689839

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Take our word for it - you'll love expressing yourself with Text It quilts! Share a sentiment, stitch an inspiring statement, or create cute and quirky messages in fabric. Use the letters, numbers, and symbols of seven different fonts, provided on pullout pattern sheets, to create 10 quilt and pillow patterns as shown in the book. Or personalize projects with one-of-a-kind wordplay! Applique text with a variety of techniques, including fusible, bias-strip, and needle-turn applique, plus English paper piecing. Mix and match lettering styles (choose from print and cursive), sizes, colors, and fabrics for layers of creative fun. From clever catchphrases to sayings that are good for the soul, choose just the right words to convey your thoughts in fabric.

Author : Michael L. Farahay
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 17,64 MB
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1365499669

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HARD-COVER with a list of one-liners and short paragraphs in 23 short chapters to uplift, challenge, instruct and inspire. Send (as is) or re-write in your own words to text, tweet or treat your friends and family however you may like to do. There are no specific referenced religious text or quotes that may be offensive to some governments...

Author : Brennan W. Breed
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 37,45 MB
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0253012627

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Brennan W. Breed claims that biblical interpretation should focus on the shifting capacities of the text, viewing it as a dynamic process rather than a static product. Rather than seeking to determine the original text and its meaning, Breed proposes that scholars approach the production, transmission, and interpretation of the biblical text as interwoven elements of its overarching reception history. Grounded in the insights of contemporary literary theory, this approach alters the framing questions of interpretation from "What does this text mean?" to "What can this text do?"

Author : Gregg Michaelsen
Publisher : Gregg Michaelsen
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :

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Your First Text Could be Your Last! Why? Because most women text guys like they text other women. You can have all the dating skills in place but if your texting sucks he's gone. STOP! Understand the male brain so your texting captures his attention and keeps him hooked and attentive until the next date. To understand his mind, you need a top male dating coach. Hi I'm Gregg. I write books based on your needs. Thousands of you bought and read Power Texting Men so you are killing it already. Now, let's step it up a notch with texting for the more mature crowd, regardless of your age. This texting book is for you. By the end of this texting book, your competition for him is toast - he's into you As a woman, you have a built-in ability to be charming. You deliver a look or you use a certain tone of voice and you're able to work your way with men. In an instant, you can melt a man's heart. When you meet a man you're attracted to, you turn on that charm, you deliver a coy smile, you walk away and he's hooked. Yet, when it comes to texting, you're all thumbs. You're anxious and you feel incompetent. You lose all confidence. As a result, you text instinctively, like a woman, which is the natural thing for you to do. You can quickly get emotional and frustrated when he doesn't respond as soon as you would like. You might bomb him with texts, getting more worried with each one. All this emotion, anger and frustration is normal. Your flirting skills have evolved over millions of years. Flirting comes as naturally to you as flight to a bird. When you're standing face-to-face with a man, you're good but when you're facing the tiny screen on your phone, you're perplexed. That's because you expect him to respond like your girlfriends do. Guy's don't! We never evolved! Inside Text Him This Not That is not just how to formulate a great text but how to understand the male mind. This is as much about learning how his mind works as it is about learning how to formulate texts he can't resist. How can you communicate with him if you don't understand what he's looking for or what turns him on? Here's what you will learn inside: The catch me if you can mentality and why it works The 10 rules of engagement that gets him to respond consistently and fast How to build attraction by destroying boredom and shattering all things conventional! How to revive a man who is texting less and less The texting blunders and how to avoid them What to text him so he asks you out The power of delaying, radio silence, and texting like his best friend texts him Text examples that are so unique that he will want more! And a ton more!

Author : William B. McGregor
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027282056

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This volume sets out to provide a comprehensive description of the grammar of Gooniyandi, a non-Pama-Nyungan language of the southern-central Kimberley region of Western Australia. It covers phonetics and phonology, word phrase and clause structure, and the semantics of closed-class grammatical items. The major focus is, however, on meaning: how do Gooniyandi speakers mean with and in their language. To this end, the theoretical framework of systemic functional grammar, particularly as elaborated in Halliday's recent work, is adopted. Certain refinements to the theory are proposed in order to better account for the Gooniyandi evidence. Of obvious importance to those studying Australian aboriginal languages, this work has an importance to a wider audience for its effective presentation of theory justification.