READING THE BIBLE GOD MATTERS XS IB CLE 2013-2014

WORKSHEET 5

Reading the Bible as Literature

ON THE PRINCIPLES OF LITERARY INTERPRETATION

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Use the three principles of literary interpretation to come up with a full reading of a Biblical passage.

SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS: 1. As a group, agree on which text i.e. passage each of the members is going to read. 2. Individually, research about your passage. Make sure that your sources are valid and legitimate. 3. After gathering enough data, discuss among yourselves the passage you have chosen. Agree on the genre of the text. Cite evidences to support your claim (genre). Then articulate the Author Meaning and Text Meaning of the passage. When you do these, make sure that you employ the big ideas of the three principles on literary interpretation. 4. When your group is done, work individually for the Personal Meaning of the text. Elaborate on it i.e. articulate your context so that any reader would clearly understand your reading. 5. Complete the table on the next page. 6. When you are done, upload your worksheet to Scribd, and embed it to your PLW.

BIBLICAL PASSAGES (CHOOSE ONE):

The Potters Vessel

JEREMIAH 18, 1-12

Promises of Redemption & Restoration

ISAIAH 43, 1-11

The Visit of the Magi

MATTHEW 2, 1-12

The Healing of a Deaf Man

MARK 7, 31-37

The Parable of the Lost Son

LUKE 15, 11-32

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NAME:

Luis Tan
LC NO.: DATE:

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PASSAGE

August 6, 2013

The Potters Vessel

JEREMIAH 18, 1-12 LITERARY GENRE

Biblical Metaphor
AUTHOR MEANING God has the power and authority to decide the fate of humanity. He can do what he thinks if t, however, all his decisions go by xed rules of justice and goodness.

TEXT MEANING God has dominion over our lives and fate. He, like the potter over the clay, has control over what becomes of us. He will do upon us what He believes is best, with His decisions being based on xed rules of justice and goodness.

PERSONAL MEANING On a personal note, I can relate the text to my current process of slowly surrendering to God. Before, I always had the mindset of doing everything myself, rather than acknowledge that I really did have help, here on Earth and in heaven.

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