Hermeneutics week 6

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Give an explanation of the genre of the book of Acts as theological history. What are the implications for this particular genre on the interpretation of the book? How does the reader differentiate between the theology and the history in the book? What kinds of things should an interpreter look for in Acts so as to understand properly the message of the book? In your opinion, should Acts be read for doctrinal purposes? Why or why not? Please give examples from the book of Acts. Acts bridges the gap between the Gospels and the New Testament letters have been known as the Acts of the Apostles- since Luke focuses on Peter and Paul and lesser-known characters like Stephen and Philip much more than the original twelve disciples/apostles, a more precise title might be the Continuing Acts of Jesus by his Spirit through the Apostles and other early Christians leaders. 1 The book of Acts shows us and tell how God worked through the early church to change the world. 2 Acts is a narrative- it is written into two main purposes: (a) to talk about Jesus and (b) to send a message to their readers by the way they arranged the individual stories into a larger story. 3 The primary difference is that the Gospel concentrate on one person, Jesus of Nazareth, while the story in Acts focuses on several Key Church leaders, mainly Peter and Paul. 4 In the Old Testament historical books, usually people would do something that was not endorsed by God. When Luke describes somethings happen, we need to resist the temptation to turn this into the approved plan of God. 5 All the history writing is label selective. Historians are not neutral observers without any belief systems- they are humans and have a point of view- their viewpoint influences the way they interpret events, select what to include, and shape their story. 6 Interpretation and application of a given passage in the Gospel, should stress the particular emphasis of the Gospel in which the passage occurs rather than blurring its distinctives by quickly connecting it with other parallels. 7 According to Klein, redaction criticism is best define as the attempt to lay bare the historical and theological perspectives of a biblical writer by analyzing the editorial and compositional techniques and interpretations employed by shaping and framing the written oral traditions at hand. 8 In the speeches of Acts, for example, Luke tells what really happened for theological purposes, speeches makes maybe ¼ of the book, making Acts truly a continuation of all that Jesus began to do and to teach- we should not suppose that all of the speeches of Acts are verbatims accounts since: (a) Luke was not present to hear every speech, (b) he possessed no tape recorder and (c) they are far too short to be complete transcriptions. As an example, Act 3, Peter began preaching 1 Scott J. Duvall and J. Daniel Hayes. Grasping God’s word: A Hands-on approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible, 3 rd Ed . (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012) 291. 2 Ibid., 3 Ibid., 4 Ibid., 292. 5 Ibid., 6 Ibid., 294. 7 Williams Klein W., Craig L. Blomberg, and Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, 3rd ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing, 2017). 516. 8 Ibid., 518.
shortly after 3pm and quit later that evening but Luke took fifteen verses to capture Peters’ sermon. 9 Luke shape the story for theological purpose, we use many of the same principles that we used to find theological principles in the Gospels, in Acts look for repeated themes and patterns- you will find the heart of the message to the original audience and to us. 10 Bibliography Duvall, Scott and Hays, Daniel. Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-on approach to reading, Interpreting, and applying the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. Williams, Klein W. Blomberg, Craig L., and Hubbard, Robert L. Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing, 2017. 9 Scott J. Duvall and J. Daniel Hayes. Grasping God’s word: A Hands-on approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible, 3rd Ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012) 295. 10 Ibid.,
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