NOTE: 300 WORDS. Kindly read the instruction well and use the textbooks below.
Create a thread of at least 300 words.
Support your assertions with at least 4 citations from at least 3 different sources in current Turabian format. Acceptable sources include textbooks, scholarly articles, and ONLINE SOURCES APPROVED BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR.
Consider these questions with the information in your textbooks in mind, but feel free to use other sources as needed to add to the conversation.
THREAD: Define the phrase “historical-cultural background.”
-What is the significance of this material in interpreting the Bible properly?
-Describe the process of “contextualization.” How would you explain contextualization to a new believer that wanted to learn more about the historical-critical background of the Bible?
-Why is the “historical-cultural background” important?
-What are some steps useful in retrieving the “historical-cultural background” of Scripture?
TEXTBOOKS
1) INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
THIRD EDITION
© 2017 by William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg,
and
Robert L. Hubbard, Jr
2) MISREADING SCRIPTURE WITH WESTERN EYES
Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understanding the Bible
©2012 by Randolph E. Richards
and
Brandon J. O’Brien.
3) GRASPING GOD’S WORD
A Hand-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting and Applying Bible
THIRD EDITION
© 2012 by J. Scott Duvall
and
J. Daniel Hays