Interpretation

Out of Context Verses: Word of Faith, “Israel as America” and Women in the Church

This week on Theology we talk about verses that are often taken out of context. On this part one of two, we focus on prosperity gospel and word of faith, “Israel as America” and women in the church.  Episode Resourses: Women and the Church with Aimee Byrd Theology Gals Episode Beyond Authority and Submission by…

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Rewind: Interpret the difficult by the clear

Rapp Report Daily episode 15 A very important principle when it comes to interpreting Scripture is to always emphasize the clear passages of Scripture over the more difficult to understand passages. There are times when passages seem to contradict each other, however, if you start with those passages that are consistent through Scripture and clear…

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Rewind: Emphasis of the New Testament over the Old Testament

Rapp Report Daily episode 14 One thing that you can see consistent with every cult, is an overemphasis of the Old Testament over the New Testament.  we always must remember that the New Testament takes precedence over the Old Testament. This is an important principle in interpreting Scripture. Remember that Scripture was progressively given over…

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Rewind: Context is king

Rapp Report Daily episode 13 One of the most important lessons you can ever learn to interpret the Bible is the importance of context. Context provides the framework for interpretation. There are many different views of context that come into play with interpreting Scripture. We not only have the immediate context of the literary work…

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Rewind: Are presuppositions a bad thing?

Rapp Report Daily episode 12 Presuppositions are very important. Every one of us comes to the text of Scripture with the presupposition. In this podcast, we are going to discuss the role the presuppositions play in interpretation and how it relates to the principles of interpretation.

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