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 Parable of the Rich Fool

LUKE 12, 13-21

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:

Patrick Ong
LC NO.: DATE:

LC NO.: 5
PASSAGE

August 5, 2013

Mark 7: 31-37
LITERARY GENRE

Historical
AUTHOR MEANING

Mark wrote this Gospel during the time when the Romans persecuted the Christians, which is why most of his Gospels portray the suffering that the Christians had to go through, but always includes Jesuss presence in the Gospels that he writes to keep the Christians from giving up from all the suffering.

TEXT MEANING

In the Gospel, it was shown that Jesus was brought aside to heal a man who is deaf. By the end of the Gospel, Jesus was able to make the deaf man hear again, after putting His nger into the deaf mans ear. This Gospel tells us that no matter how much suffering we go through in life (or the man who has been deaf ever since he was born in this case), we can always turn to Jesus to relieve us from our suffering.

PERSONAL MEANING

From the Authors meaning, and the Texts meaning, I can say that the meaning that the text wanted to deliver based on the authors context is how I would interpret the Gospel. Jesus is always there to help us go through the pain that we go through in life, and its up to us to look for Him. As said at the end of the Gospel, the people were talking about how He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak. This then makes me believe that suffering is only there to give us a chance to turn back to God, because hes always there to help us get through them.
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