Episode Summary/For Further ExplorationJohn’s 4 Rules for Biblical Interpretation: How does what you’re reading apply to the Life of Jesus or the Life of the Author? Read the passage in different translations. Is the verse you see on plaques and keychains typically only used in one translation? What did it mean to the original hearers? Interpret the Bible with The Bible. Go to other parts of the Bible and see if the subject text is consistent with the character of God found elsewhere.
Resources & References
Bible References: Jeremiah 29:4-7; Jeremiah 29:9-11; Genesis 1:28; Galatians 5:22-23; Galatians 5:1; Isaiah 9:6
John's Sermon on Jeremiah 29:11 (go to 28:40): https://vimeo.com/419201855 (https://vimeo.com/419201855)
The meaning of "Shalom": https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/shalom-peace/ (https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/shalom-peace/)
Picking a Study Bible: https://biblebuyingguide.com/choosing-study-bible/ (https://biblebuyingguide.com/choosing-study-bible/) https://theblazingcenter.com/study-bible (https://theblazingcenter.com/study-bible) https://www.christianitytoday.com/biblestudies/articles/bibleinsights/top-7-study-bibles.html (https://www.christianitytoday.com/biblestudies/articles/bibleinsights/top-7-study-bibles.html)
Bible Study Tools/Overview of the Books of the Bible: https://bibleproject.com/ (https://bibleproject.com/) https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/paral15.cfm (https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/paral15.cfm)
Biography of Jeremiah the Prophet: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jeremiah-Hebrew-prophet (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jeremiah-Hebrew-prophet)
Abridged Timeline for Ancient Israel from Monarchy Until Babylonian Exile: ca. 1000-587 Monarchical period in Israel ca. 1030-1010 Saul (transitional king) ca. 931 Secession of Northern Kingdom (Israel) from Southern Kingdom (Judah) 722/721 Northern Kingdom (Israel) destroyed by Assyrians; 10 tribes exiled (10 lost tribes) 716 Hezekiah, King of Jerusalem, with help of God and the prophet Isaiah resists Assyrian attempt to capture Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32). 701 Assyrian ruler Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem 620 Josiah (Judean King) and “Deuteronomic Reforms” ca. 600-580 Judean Prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel 587/586 Southern Kingdom (Judah) and First Temple Destroyed/Babylonian exile (https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/timeline-of-ancient-israelite-religion-2000-539-bce (https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/timeline-of-ancient-israelite-religion-2000-539-bce))
Additional Context
On bringing "presuppositions" to our reading of Scripture: “Whether one likes it or not, every reader is at the same time an interpreter. That is, most of us assume as we read that we also understand what we read. We also tend to think that our understanding is the same thing as the Holy Spirit’s or human author’s intent. However, we invariably bring to the text all that we are, with all of our experiences, culture, and prior understandings of words and ideas. Sometimes what we bring to the text, unintentionally to be sure, leads us astray, or else causes us to read all kinds of foreign ideas into the text.” ― Gordon D. Fee,https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/420678 ( How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth)
On “Prophecy” in the Bible: “Scripture is most often descriptive, not prescriptive…” ― John Lemons
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