• POONAM.

NAIDU -65
• RATNIM.TYAGI -73
• JOHN.CLINTON -27
• KAREN.PASSANHA -61
• RAMLAXMI.HARIJAN -71
 What is Symbolic Scripture ?

The language of the Bible is rich with

metaphor. The biblical writers used
familiar, everyday objects to symbolize
spiritual truth. Symbols are quite
common in the poetic and prophetic
portions of the Bible.
 What does the bible
symbolizes ?
The sources of these symbols derive from the
Bible; for example from the tongues of fire
that symbolized the Holy Spirit at
Pentecost, and from Jesus' description of his
followers as the light of the world; or God is
a consuming fire found in Hebrews 12.
 Symbols of the
Alchemists and their
significance
SACRAL SYMBOL
Vicky Gene Robinson {born May 29,
1947} is a former bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of New
Hampshire.

Gene Robinson
Why is Biblical Interpretation
Important?

•What is “Interpretation”?
•The Scriptures Show the Need for
Biblical Interpretation
•Language and Culture Show the
Need for Biblical Interpretation
Meaning – The paradigm or principle that the
author consciously willed to convey by the
shareable symbols [i.e., writing] he or she used
(Stein)

Interpretation – the verbal or written

expression of a reader’s understanding of the
author’s meaning (Stein)
Language and Culture Show
the Need for Biblical
Interpretation
THE RIG VEDA
The Holy Tunic of Christ is said to have been worn by Jesus during
or shortly before his Crucifixion. It is preserved at the Cathedral of
Trier in Germany. In the Gospel of John, the soldiers cast lots on
who would receive the tunic because it was woven in one single
piece.
Gothic Bible
 APPROACH THE BIBLE IN
FAITH AND OBEDIENCE
Bible is not a philosophy text book.
It is a revelation from God that is
meant to be believed and obeyed .
Must be doers of the world, not
merely hearers only.
Road of faith and art
READ THE BIBLE IN COMMUNITY
 A Change In Attitude
The Bible is surely the most influential book ever written. It
has been translated into more languages than any other
piece of literature. More than two billion people alive today
embrace, at least nominally, its teachings. Even so, many do
not realize how profoundly the Bible has influenced the
course of all Western civilization. Millions do not understand
that biblical laws and teachings provided the basis for social
values and legal systems throughout the Western world for
centuries.
READ AND
LISTEN TO
FAITHFUL
PREACHING
AND
TEACHING
ACQUIRE AND
EMPLOY
BIBLE STUDY
TOOLS
 THE CHALLENGE OF
SCRIPTURE
• Many today assume that to believe the Bible, you
must ignore the facts of science and history and just
proceed on "blind faith." Some believers relish the old
saying, "God said it. I believe it. That settles it"—but this
does not fit well with the skepticism that dominates our
age. Others want to ignore what Scripture plainly
states, and invent ways to "harmonize" the Bible with
modern preferences. Many theologians teach that the
Bible is only authoritative when it speaks of broad
spiritual principles, and suggest that details of science or
history in Scripture are merely the untrustworthy
additions of human writers.
HOLY BOOK THAT PREDATE THE
BIBLE
 KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE BIBLE
BIBLICAL/HISTORIC
KINGDOM STAGES
AL PERIOD
PATTERN OF THE KINGDOM GENESIS 1-2

PERISHED KINGDOM GENESIS 3

PROMISED KINGDOM GENESIS 12:1-3

PARTIAL KINGDOM GENESIS 12-2 CHRONCLES

PROPHESIED KINGDOM EZRA-MALACHI

PRESENT KINGDOM THE GOSPELS

PROCLAIMED KINGDOM ACTS-REVELATION

PERFECTED KINGDOM INAUGURATED AT JESUS’

SECOND COMING
FLOOD)
3. DISPENSATION OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
(NOAH TO BABEL)
4. DISPENSATION OF PATRIARCHAL RULE
(ABRAHAM TO EXODUS)
5. DISPENSATION OF MOSAIC LAW (MOSES TO
DEATH OF CHRIST)
6. DISPENSATION OF GRACE (PENTECOST TO
2ND COMING)
7. DISPENSATION OF THE MILLENNIUM (1000
YR REIGN OF CHRIST, ENDING IN GREAT WHITE
THRONE JUDGMENT)