The next several days during my Quiet Time, I plan on working through the 10 exercises presented in Ch. 15 (read purposefully) of the book I am reading and then record my notes here.
I will be reading purpose statements from various passages from books in the Bible, and then determining how the author presents the material (grammatical and literary structure, etc.) to accomplish the purpose. I am also going to try and paraphrase the purpose in my own words as well.Exercise #1
Deuteronomy. 1:1, 4:1, 32:44-47
After reading through the supposed purpose statements of Deuteronomy, it seems as though the purpose was for the Israelites to hear Moses' (per God) words of the Law and obey them fervently so they may partake in God's promises for them and create a legacy generation for the future.
From skimming the book, it seems as though Moses used geographical, historical, and chronological structure as well as intense repetition to get the message across. I also sensed Moses use of affirmation and understanding for the foundation of our faith for us future readers.
This was really cool to do and I look forward to working through some more. Looking at structure usage from the author really does help in determining the meaning of Scripture by understanding the author and material better.
From skimming the book, it seems as though Moses used geographical, historical, and chronological structure as well as intense repetition to get the message across. I also sensed Moses use of affirmation and understanding for the foundation of our faith for us future readers.
This was really cool to do and I look forward to working through some more. Looking at structure usage from the author really does help in determining the meaning of Scripture by understanding the author and material better.
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