Word Studies

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Class: 
Biblical Hermeneutics Essentials
Lecture label: 
NT110-8

Word studies are helpful tools you can use to help you better understand the Bible. It is important to make sure your conclusions are accurate and that you use your conclusions in an appropriate way.

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Outline

Word Studies
 

I. Biblical Authority and the Original Text

II. Basic Principles for Biblical Word Studies

A. Words generally have a semantic range, not one all-encompassing "meaning"

B. Context determines which particular "referent" or "sense" within this semantic range the author intended.

C. Words normally have only one "sense" in any particular literary context. (Unless a pun is intended)

D. The meaning of words often changes over time. So both historical context and literary context determine a word's meaning.

E. Etymology is never a reliable guide to meaning

F. Conclusion

III. Avoiding Word Study Fallacies

A. The "root meaning" fallacy

B. The "etymology" fallacy

C. The "anachronistic meaning" fallacy

IV. Principles to Avoid Word Study Fallacies

A. Meaning is determined by context not word roots

B. Study sentences, not Greek words

C. Read for the big idea, not for the hidden meaning

D. Compare various English versions

E. Check the better commentaries

V. The Best Tools for Word Study

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