Instructions for Lesson 4
HE GAVE US SCRIPTURE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LESSON 4: APPROACHES TO MEANING
Preparation
Access the lecture for this lesson, either in the form of video, audio file, or manuscript. You should have already downloaded the study guides for the whole course.
There are three main sections of this lesson:
1) Objective
2) Subjective
3) Dialogical
Goals and Objectives
GOALS
In this lesson, we would like to accomplish the following:
1. We hope you will make use of all the resources and activities of the lesson to understand major ways in which interpreters have described the meaning of Scripture and which of these is most appropriate.
2. We hope you will continue to develop greater interest in studying the Scriptures carefully.
3. We hope you make some changes in your life, especially the way you study the Bible, using the "dialogical" approach to investigate the meaning.
OBJECTIVES
When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:
1. Obtain satisfactory grades on the tests, demonstrating that you can identify and distinguish the objective approach to meaning, the subjective approach to meaning, and the dialogical approach to meaning, as well as the reasons for preferring the dialogical approach.
2. Answer the application questions in the study guides, in which you show that you can use the "dialogical" approach to investigate the meaning of a Bible passage.
ASSIGNMENTS
THE MULTIMEDIA LESSONS
SECTION 1
1. Study the first section of the lesson.
Remember: You can study the lesson by watching the video, listening to the audio, or reading the manuscript.
2. Use Study Guide 4.1 to assimilate the teaching. Use the outline for taking notes, answer the review questions, and answer the application questions.
3. Take Quiz 4.1.
SECTION 2
1. Study section 2 of the lesson, using Study Guide 4.2.
2. Take Quiz 4.2.
SECTION 3
1. Study section 3 of the lesson, using Study Guide 4.3.
2. Take Quiz 4.3.
REVIEW
1. Review all the study guides of the lesson, preparing for the test on the whole lesson.
2. Take the Cumulative Test.
OTHER REQUIRED ACTIVITIES
1. Complete the Questionnaire.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
1. Written Project
If you are doing the optional written project, do the percentage of work on this assignment that corresponds to the number of lessons in the course.
2. Essay Questions
If you are doing this assignment, answer the questions that correspond to this lesson.
3. Journal Questions
If you are doing this assignment, answer the questions that correspond to this lesson.
4. Optional Additional Reading
Do the percentage of work on this assignment that corresponds to the number of lessons in the course.