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Understand how the original audience’s history and culture affected their understanding and application of a biblical passage

Utilise features of a study Bible to determine the literary and theological issues critical to a particular passage’s original meaning and application

Combine cultural, historical, literary and theological analyses to aid in interpreting what a biblical passage meant to its original audience and how they applied it

Explore the needs of contemporary ministry contexts to establish one suitable for application of a specific biblical passage

Evaluate the differences between the contexts of the original passage and a contemporary ministry

Extract principles of a biblical passage, relevant to a contemporary context

Apply extracted principles in a contemporary ministry context

Passion for correctly and fully understanding the meaning of the biblical text

Be able to appreciate the varying cultural contexts of the biblical text and its effect on the intended meaning of the text.

This course is a foundational building block for Biblical study. It is suitable for people who want to be able to correctly handle the Word of Truth.