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According to Dr. Kaiser, what are the qualifications for studying the Bible?

One must have access to a Bible, spend time reading it, and be determined to learn
One must know the order of the books in the Bible, be open-minded, and love reading
One must be intelligent, know Hebrew and Greek, and have access to a biblical library
One must be born again, have a passion for the Word, and hold reverence for God

According to Dr. Kaiser, what is the new basic issue in interpreting the Bible?

Confronting the shift from what the author meant to one's own personal meaning
Confronting the shift from verbal plenary inspiration to partial inspiration
Confronting the shift from my personal meaning to what the author meant
Confronting the shift from partial inspiration to verbal plenary inspiration

According to Dr. Kaiser, why is owning a Bible dictionary important?

Because the Bible lacks a well-defined structure
Because the Bible includes many names, places, and things
Because the Bible was written in Hebrew and Greek
Because the Bible is out of date and thus needs to be improved

Biblical hermeneutics is divided into what two categories?

General and special interpretation
General and special revelation
Special and divine interpretation
Special and divine revelation

How does Dr. Kaiser contrast and compare hermeneutics with exegesis?

Hermeneutics provides the activities and exegesis is the instructions
Hermeneutics is the instructions and exegesis provides the activities
Hermeneutics is really the game played and exegesis gives the rules
Hermeneutics gives the rules and the exegesis is really the game played

How does Dr. Kaiser translate Genesis 4\:1b?

I've gotten a man from the Lord
I've gotten a man, the Lord
Lord, I've gotten a man
I've gotten a man with the help of the Lord

How is the Greek word for hermeneutics, diermeneusen, translated in Luke 24:27 (KJV)?

Explained
Instructed
Prophesied
Exhorted

The Bible begins with God and His people in Eden and ends with God and His people in the garden of the New Earth. What figure of speech is this type of bracketing?

Inclusio
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration

What are some parts of special interpretation?

Law, gospels, and epistles
Consonants, vowels, and letters
Parables, prophecy, and proverbs
Clauses, conjunctions, and interjections

What challenge does Dr. Kaiser see as a hindrance in studying the Bible?

The inability to properly process and retain information
Sin and its ramifications
Insufficient resources
An overall lack of intelligence

What does the essay The Intentional Fallacy by Wimsatt and Beardsley argue?

One can only use external evidence in determining the meaning of a work of art or a text
The artist's intention is not the standard for judging the success but what a learner thinks
One must grasp the artist's motive and intention in order to effectively evaluate a work
All the above

What does the term corporate solidarity mean?

The many versus the many in which the many are excluded
The one versus the many or the one in which the many is included
The one is divided by the many or the one is split up into many
The many is divided by the one or the many is counted by each one

What does the term eisegesis mean?

Reading into the text the meaning from an outside source
Reading out of the text the meaning from the words used
Reading into the text the meaning from the internal textual evidence
Reading out of the text the meaning from the grammar used

Why is a study in biblical hermeneutics needed?

Because we do not know what hermeneutics means
Because we do not speak King James English
Because we need to learn how to diagram sentences
Because we do not live in the Bible's culture any longer

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