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:

Mark Ryan Tan

LC NO.: DATE:

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PASSAGE

August 6 2013

Luke 15: 11-32 The Parable of the Lost Son

LITERARY GENRE

Parable
AUTHOR MEANING Through the use of symbolism in the forgiving Father and the wayward Son, the story itself is taken as an allegory to Gods relationship with us as Christians; the strength of the association is so strong that oftentimes this is taken to be literal meaning despite no explicit mention of such.

TEXT MEANING Christians and Catholics tend to agree with the meaning presented to them by religious authority, as aforementioned.

PERSONAL MEANING I nd that it reects how each of us should act toward our brethren (the Sons), when we are in a position to be forgiving (as the Father). Its the story of the ideal forgiving, where nothing is lost between the two.

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