# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE. # FIRST AUTHOR , YEAR. # #, fuzzy msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n" "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: http://bugs.kde.org\n" "POT-Creation-Date: 2007-04-17 19:46+0000\n" "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" "MIME-Version: 1.0\n" "Content-Type: application/x-xml2pot; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" #. Tag: title #: index.docbook:19 #, no-c-format msgid "The Biblestudy HowTo" msgstr "" #. Tag: author #: index.docbook:22 #, no-c-format msgid "Bob Harman" msgstr "" #. Tag: trans_comment #: index.docbook:28 #, no-c-format msgid "ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS" msgstr "" #. Tag: holder #: index.docbook:32 #, no-c-format msgid "The team of &bibletime;, info@bibletime.info" msgstr "" #. Tag: holder #: index.docbook:35 #, no-c-format msgid "Bob Harman" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: index.docbook:38 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The copyright of this text is held by the author Bob Harman. The text was " "adapted for publication with BibleTime by Fred Saalbach." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: index.docbook:42 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Non exclusive serial rights for this distribution of this document with the " "&bibletime; software have been made. Redistribution as part of the Bibletime " "software without modification and limited reproduction as provided by the " "\"fair use\" provisions of the US copyright code are also permitted." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: index.docbook:48 #, no-c-format msgid "" "For questions regarding the use of this material contact Bob Harman c/o New " "Covenant Church 1079 Big Bethel Rd. Hampton VA 23666 USA " "ncc@ncchampton.org." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: index.docbook:52 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Scripture quotes are from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise " "indicated" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: index.docbook:61 #, no-c-format msgid "Abstract" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: index.docbook:62 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The Biblestudy HowTo is a guide for studying the " "Bible." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: index.docbook:65 #, no-c-format msgid "" "It is the hope of the &bibletime; team that this HowTo will provoke the " "readers to study the scriptures to see what they say. This particular study " "guide has been chosen as it takes care not to advocate any particular " "denominational doctrine. We expect you to read and study the scriptures to " "understand what they say. If you start with the attitude that you want to " "have the Lord sow his word in your heart He will not disappoint you." msgstr "" #. Tag: keyword #: index.docbook:75 #, no-c-format msgid "Bible" msgstr "" #. #-#-#-#-# index.docbook.pot (PACKAGE VERSION) #-#-#-#-# #. Tag: keyword #. #-#-#-#-# how2-basics.docbook.pot (PACKAGE VERSION) #-#-#-#-# #. Tag: title #: index.docbook:76 how2-basics.docbook:49 #, no-c-format msgid "Study" msgstr "" #. Tag: keyword #: index.docbook:77 #, no-c-format msgid "HowTo" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:1 #, no-c-format msgid "Rules of Bible Interpretation (Hermeneutics)" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:2 #, no-c-format msgid "" "We already learned about the \"3 Cs\": content, context, cross-reference. We " "want to expand that now by delving briefly into biblical hermeneutics, whose " "goal is to discover the meaning intended by the original author (and " "Author!). While many applications of a passage are valid, only one " "interpretation is valid. The scripture itself says this by saying that no " "scripture is of any private interpretation (2 Pe.1:20 KJV Knowing " "this first, that no prophesy of scripture is of any private interpretation.). Certain rules are helps toward discovering the correct meaning; by " "ignoring these rules people have brought much trouble on themselves and " "their followers. 2 Pe.3:16 ...in which are some things hard to " "understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the " "rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:11 #, no-c-format msgid "" "How do we go about discovering the intended meaning of a passage? Let's say " "your attention has been drawn to a particular verse whose meaning is not " "clear to you. How do you study it out? Keep these rules in mind:" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:14 #, no-c-format msgid "Rule 1 - Interpret according to the exact meaning of the words." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:15 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The more precise we can be with the exact, original meaning of the words the " "better our interpretation will be. Try to find the exact meaning of the key " "words by following these steps:" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:20 #, no-c-format msgid "Definition" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:21 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Look up the definition in a Greek or Hebrew dictionary. For verbs, the verb " "tense is also crucial." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:26 how2-basics.docbook:107 #, no-c-format msgid "Cross-reference" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:27 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Compare scripture with scripture. Seeing how the same Greek or Hebrew word " "(not the English word) is used in scripture may clarify or throw new light " "on the definition. How does the same author use this word elsewhere? Other " "authors? Your reference tools may give you uses of the word in non-biblical " "documents, as well. Why do we have to go to the original languages; why " "isn't the English word good enough? Because more than one greek " "word may be translated into the same english word, and the greek words may " "have different shades of meaning." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:37 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 1A" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:38 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Jn.20:17 \"Touch me not\" (KJV) sounds harsh, doesn't " "it? Sounds like Jesus doesn't want to be touched now that He is risen, that " "He is too holy or something. But that doesn't seem right, so let's look it " "up in Spiros Zodhiates' The Complete Word Study New Testament (AMG Publishers, 1991)." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:42 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Definition: Turning to John 20:17, above the word \"Touch\" we see \"pim680." "\" The letters give us a code for the part of speech, and the number refers " "to Strong's dictionary reference. Let's look up the definition (p. 879). " "\"680. Haptomai; from hapto (681), touch. Refers to such handling of an " "object as to exert a modifying influence upon it... Distinguished from " "pselaphao (5584), which actually only means to touch the surface of " "something. \" Now look up \"pim.\" The grammar codes in Zodhiates come right " "after Revelation; on p. 849 we see that pim stands for \"present imperative " "active (80)\". On p.857, \"Present Imperative. In the active voice, it may " "indicate a command to do something in the future which involves continuous " "or repeated action or, when it is negated, a command to stop doing " "something. \" This is a negative command, so it is to stop doing something " "that is already occuring. So, what have we found?" msgstr "" #. Tag: emphasis #: how2-interpretation.docbook:50 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Mary is already clinging to Jesus, and he is saying to stop holding him!" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:53 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 1B" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:54 #, no-c-format msgid "" "In James 5:14, Elders are told to pray and anoint someone who is " "sick. What is this anointing?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:55 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Definition of aleipho (218) - \"to oil\" (Strong's); but we also have " "another Greek word translated \"anoint\", chrio (5548) - \"to smear or rub " "with oil, i.e. to consecrate to an office or religious service\" (Strong's). " "Since it's a verb, consider the tense also, \"apta\" aorist participle " "active. \"The aorist participle expresses simple action, as opposed to " "continuous action...When its relaitonship to the main verb is temporal, it " "usually signifies action prior to that of the main verb.\" (Zodhiates p.851)" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:62 #, no-c-format msgid "Cross-references for aleipho:" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:64 #, no-c-format msgid "Mt.6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:65 #, no-c-format msgid "Mk.16:1 [the women] brought spices that they might come and anoint Him." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:66 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Mk.6:13 And they were...anointing with oil many sick people and healing them." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:67 #, no-c-format msgid "Lk.7:38 [...] kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:68 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Jn.12:3 Mary [...] anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:72 #, no-c-format msgid "Cross-references of chrio:" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:74 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Lk.4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me " "to preach [...]" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:75 #, no-c-format msgid "Acts 4:27 Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:76 #, no-c-format msgid "Acts 10:38 God anointed Jesus with the Holy Ghost and power" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:77 #, no-c-format msgid "2 Cor.1:21 Now He who...anointed us is God" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:82 #, no-c-format msgid "" "So what's the difference between aleipho and chrio? Look back over the cross-" "references and the definitions, and sum up the difference: "" "aleipho" is a practical use of oil and "chrio" is a " "spiritual" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:85 #, no-c-format msgid "" "As an illustration (although the word is not used) of the practical use of " "oil at that time, when the good Samaritan cared for the man beat up by " "robbers he poured oil and wine in the wound. So oil had a medicinal use in " "Jesus' day." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:89 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Now let's apply what we just learned by this word study to James 5:14 " "\"Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the " "church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of " "the Lord.\" Is \"anointing\" spiritual or practical? Practical!" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:92 #, no-c-format msgid "" "And the tense in Greek, the aorist participle, would be better translated " "\"having anointed,\" so the order is the anointing first, then the prayer " "(\"in the name of the Lord\"refers to the prayer, not the anointing). James " "5 is saying that the elders should give the sick person medicine and pray " "for him in the name of the Lord. Doesn't that express a beautiful balance of " "practical and spiritual in our God!" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:103 #, no-c-format msgid "Rule 2 - Interpret within the biblical context" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:105 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Interpret scripture in harmony with other scripture. What do the verses on " "each side say? What is the theme of the chapter? the book? Does your " "interpretation fit with these? If not, it is flawed. Usually, the context " "supplies what we need to correctly interpret the passage. Context is key. If " "confusion remains as to the meaning after we have interpreted the text " "within its context, we have to look further." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:110 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 2A" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:111 #, no-c-format msgid "" "In a previous lesson we considered Jn.3:5 \"born of water and the " "Spirit.\" In context, what is the water under discussion here?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:113 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Water baptism is not under discussion here, which would be a big switch from " "the subject being discussed by Jesus and Nicodemus. Watch out for a sudden " "change of topic, it may be a clue that your interpretation has been " "derailed! The water is the amniotic fluid, \"born of water\" = natural birth." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:117 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 2B" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:118 #, no-c-format msgid "" "1 Cor.14:34 Let the women keep silent in the churches has to " "be taken within the biblical context of 1 Cor.11:5 every woman [...] " "while praying or prophesying [...]" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:121 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 2C" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:122 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you " "be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins " "[...]". Is this teaching baptismal regeneration? If this was " "the only verse of scripture we had, we would have to conclude that. But in " "the light of the clear teaching elsewhere that regeneration happens by faith " "in Christ, we have to interpret it otherwise. Peter is urging baptism as a " "way for his hearers to respond to the gospel. If baptism were the pathway to " "being born again, how could Paul write 1 Cor.1:17 \"For Christ did " "not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel\"?" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:134 #, no-c-format msgid "Rule 3 - Interpret within the historical and cultural context" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:135 #, no-c-format msgid "" "At first we are not asking What does it mean to me? but " "What did it mean to the original readers?; later we can ask, " "What does it mean to me?. We have to take into account the " "historical and cultural background of the author and the recipients." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:139 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 3A" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:139 #, no-c-format msgid "" "3 days & 3 nights (Mt.12:40) have led some to come up " "with a \"Wednesday crucifixion theory,\" esp. the cult of Armstrongism. How " "could Jesus die on Friday afternoon and rise Sunday morning yet \"be raised " "on the third day\" (Mt.16:21)? Exact meanings of \"three\" or \"days\" won't " "help explain the apparent contradiction." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:144 #, no-c-format msgid "" "We need an historical tidbit: Jews counted any part of a day as a full day, " "as we would count buckets of water (if there were six and one-half buckets " "of water, we would say there were 7 buckets of water even if one was only " "partly full). So to the Jewish mind, any part of a day counted as a full " "day, and days started at 6 p.m. and ended at 6 p.m. Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 " "p.m. = day 1. Friday 6 p.m. to Saturday 6 p.m. = day 2. Saturday 6 p.m. to " "Sunday 5 or so a.m. = day 3. Interpreting within the cultural context keeps " "us out of trouble." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:151 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 3B" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:151 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Gen.15:7-21. The historical context is that cutting animals in two and then " "walking between the pieces was the normal way of entering a contract in " "Abraham's day. Both parties walked between, taking the pledge that " "dismemberment would happen to them if they didn't live up to their part of " "the contract. But in this case only God goes thru, making it a unilateral " "covenant." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:159 #, no-c-format msgid "Rule 4 - Interpret according to the normal usage of words in language" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:160 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Let literal language be literal and figurative language be figurative. And " "watch out for idioms, which have special meanings." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:163 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 4A" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:164 #, no-c-format msgid "evil eye in Mt.6:23." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:165 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Rule 1, definition of \"evil\" and \"eye\" - no help here. Rule 2, context: " "seems to confuse us even more. It doesn't seem to fit with what goes before " "and after! This should tip us off that we aren't understanding it rightly!!" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:168 #, no-c-format msgid "" "What we have here is a Hebrew idiom, evil eye. Let's look up " "other uses of this idiom: Mt.20:15 \"Is it not lawful for me to do " "what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious [lit.\"evil\"] " "because I am generous [lit. \"good\"]?\" We find that having an " "\"evil eye\" is a Hebrew idiom for being stingy or envious. Now go back to " "Mt.6 and notice how this understanding ties in so perfectly to the context." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:174 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 4B" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:175 #, no-c-format msgid "Is.59:1 The Lord's hand is not short;" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:176 #, no-c-format msgid "Deut.33:27 Underneath are the everlasting arms." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:177 #, no-c-format msgid "" "References to body parts of God are used by Latter-Day Saints to prove that " "God was once a man just as we are. Once they convince people of that, they " "go on to teach that we can become God just like He is! At a lecture he was " "giving, a group of Mormon elders challenged Walter Martin (author of " "Kingdom of the Cults) with an enumeration of verses " "like these. Dr. Martin then asked the Mormons to read one more scripture: " "Ps.91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; And under His wings " "shalt thou trust. W.M. said, By the same rules of " "interpretation that you just proved God to be a man, you just proved that He " "is a bird. The Mormons had to laugh as they realised the " "ridiculousness of their position." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:189 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Rule 5 - Understand the purpose of parables and the difference between a " "parable and an allegory" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:190 #, no-c-format msgid "" "An allegory is: A story where each element has a meaning." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:191 #, no-c-format msgid "Every parable is an allegory, true or false?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:193 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Some parables are allegories, for instance, the parable of the sower is an " "allegory: the seed is the word of God, the thorns are worries and greed, " "etc. But most parables are not allegories but simply stories to illustrate " "one point. It's dangerous to get our doctrine from parables; they can be " "twisted to say all sorts of things. We need to get our doctrine from clear " "scriptures that lay it out; then if a parable illustrates that, fine." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:198 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 5A" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:199 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The parable of the widow with the unrighteous judge in Lk.18:1-8. This story " "illustrates one lesson: boldness in prayer. If we draw it into an allegory, " "what do we have?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:201 #, no-c-format msgid "" "All sorts of violence happens to the meanings: God is reluctant to protect " "the rights of widows, prayer \"bothers\" Him, etc." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-interpretation.docbook:204 #, no-c-format msgid "Example 5B" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:205 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The parable of the unrighteous steward in Lk.16:1-9. What is the point of " "the parable? Is it an allegory?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-interpretation.docbook:207 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The steward is commended for only one thing, his shrewdness in using what he " "had to prepare for a time when he wouldn't have it. But he is not commended " "for his unethical behavior in cheating his master." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:1 #, no-c-format msgid "Importance of God's Word" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:2 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Understanding God's word is of great importance to all who call on God's " "name. Study of the Bible is one of the primary ways that we learn to " "communicate with God." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:6 #, no-c-format msgid "A Book that is Unique" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:7 #, no-c-format msgid "The Bible stands alone in many ways. It is unique in:" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:11 #, no-c-format msgid "" "popularity. Bible sales in North America: more than $500 million per year. " "The Bible is both the the all-time and year-to-year best seller!" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:17 #, no-c-format msgid "" "authorship. It was written over a period of 1600 years by 40 different " "authors from different backgrounds, yet reads as if written by one." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:23 #, no-c-format msgid "" "preservation. F. F. Bruce in Are New Testament Documents Reliable?" " compares New Testament manuscripts with other ancient texts:" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:30 #, no-c-format msgid "Comparison of New Testament manuscripts with other ancient texts." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:34 #, no-c-format msgid "Work" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:35 #, no-c-format msgid "When Written" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:36 #, no-c-format msgid "Earliest Copy" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:37 #, no-c-format msgid "Time Lapse" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:37 #, no-c-format msgid "Number of Copies" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:41 #, no-c-format msgid "Herodotus" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:42 #, no-c-format msgid "448-428 B.C." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:42 how2-importance.docbook:52 #: how2-importance.docbook:57 #, no-c-format msgid "900 A.D." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:43 #, no-c-format msgid "1300 years" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:43 #, no-c-format msgid "8" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:46 #, no-c-format msgid "Tacitus" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:47 #, no-c-format msgid "100 A.D." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:47 #, no-c-format msgid "1100 A.D." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:48 #, no-c-format msgid "1000 years" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:48 how2-importance.docbook:58 #, no-c-format msgid "20" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:51 #, no-c-format msgid "Caesar's Gallic War" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:52 #, no-c-format msgid "50-58 B.C." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:53 #, no-c-format msgid "950 years" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:53 #, no-c-format msgid "10" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:56 #, no-c-format msgid "Livy's Roman History" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:57 #, no-c-format msgid "59 B.C. - 17 A.D." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:58 #, no-c-format msgid "900 years" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:61 #, no-c-format msgid "New Testament" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:62 #, no-c-format msgid "40 A.D. - 100 A.D." msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:62 #, no-c-format msgid "130 A.D. Partial manuscripts 350 A.D. Full manuscripts" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:63 #, no-c-format msgid "30 - 310 years" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:63 #, no-c-format msgid "5000 Greek & 10,000 Latin" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:66 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Ten copies of Caesar's Gallic War exist, the earliest " "of which was copied 900 years after Caesar wrote the original, etc. For the " "New Testament we have full manuscripts dating to 350 A. D., papyri " "containing most of the New Testament from the 200s, and a fragment of John's " "gospel from 130 A. D. How many manuscripts do we have to compare to each " "other? 5,000 in Greek and 10,000 in Latin!" msgstr "" #. Tag: attribution #: how2-importance.docbook:72 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Textual critic F. J. A. Hort, \"The New Testament in the Original Greek\", " "vol. 1 p561, Macmillan Co., quoted in Questions of Life " "p. 25-26" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:74 #, no-c-format msgid "" "\"In the verity and fullness of the evidence on which it rests, the text of " "the New Testament stands absolutely and unapproachably alone among other " "ancient prose writings.\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:79 #, no-c-format msgid "A Book that God Breathed" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:80 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Heb.4:12 \"For the word of God is living and " "active... \" Jesus said (Mt.4:4), " "\"It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every " "word that proceeds [lit., is proceeding] from the mouth of God.\" " "As we read the Bible, God's Spirit is there to speak it to our hearts in a " "continually-fresh way." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:86 #, no-c-format msgid "" "2 Tim.3:16 declares, \"All scripture is inspired by God [lit., God-" "breathed].\" Do you believe this? Before you answer, consider " "Jesus' attitude toward the Scriptures." msgstr "" #. Tag: attribution #: how2-importance.docbook:89 #, no-c-format msgid "" "John R.W. Stott, Christ the Controversialist, " "InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.93-95" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:90 #, no-c-format msgid "" "He referred to the human authors, but took it for granted that behind them " "all was a single divine Author. He could equally say 'Moses said' or 'God " "said' (Mk.7:10). He could quote a comment of the narrator in Genesis 2:24 as " "an utterance of the Creator Himself (Mt.19:4-5). Similarly He said, 'Well " "did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written', when what He went " "on to quote is the direct speech of the Lord God (Mk.7:6 & Is.29:13). It " "is from Jesus Himself that the New Testament authors have gained their " "conviction of the dual authorship of Scripture. For them it was just as true " "to say that 'God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets' (Heb.1:1) as " "it was to say that 'men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God' (2 " "Pe.1:21). God did not speak in such a way as to obliterate the personality " "of the human authors, nor did men speak in such a way as to corrupt the Word " "of the divine Author. God spoke. Men spoke. Neither truth must be allowed to " "detract from the other. ..." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:104 #, no-c-format msgid "" "This, then, was Christ's view of the Scriptures. Their witness was God's " "witness. The testimony of the Bible is the testimony of God. And the chief " "reason why the Christian believes in the divine origin of the Bible is that " "Jesus Christ Himself taught it." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:110 #, no-c-format msgid "" "2 Tim.3:16 goes on, \"and profitable for teaching, for correction, " "for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be adequate, equipped " "for every good work.\" If we accept that the Bible really is God " "speaking to us, it follows that it will be our authority in all matters of " "faith and conduct." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:117 #, no-c-format msgid "A Book that Works" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:118 #, no-c-format msgid "" "What will studying the Bible do for you? 1 Thess.2:13 says that the Bible " "\"performs its work in you who believe.\" Beside each " "scripture, write down the work the Word performs." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:125 #, no-c-format msgid "What does Bible study do for Christians?" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:129 #, no-c-format msgid "Reference" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:130 #, no-c-format msgid "Action" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:135 #, no-c-format msgid "Eph. 5:26" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:137 #, no-c-format msgid "" "cleanses -- \"...having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:141 #, no-c-format msgid "Acts 20:32" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:144 #, no-c-format msgid "" "builds up -- \" ...the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and " "to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. \"" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:153 #, no-c-format msgid "Rom. 15:4" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:156 #, no-c-format msgid "" "encourages -- \"that through perseverance and the encouragement of the " "Scriptures we might have hope.\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:163 #, no-c-format msgid "Rom. 10:17" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:166 #, no-c-format msgid "" "gives faith -- \"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of " "Christ.\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:174 #, no-c-format msgid "1 Cor. 10:11" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:177 #, no-c-format msgid "" "instructs -- \"Now these things happened to them for an example, and they " "were written for our instruction\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:185 #, no-c-format msgid "Mt. 4:4" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:188 #, no-c-format msgid "" "nourishment -- \"But He answered and said, 'It is written, Man shall not " "live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of " "God.'\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:200 #, no-c-format msgid "A Book that Liberates" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:201 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Jn.8:32 \"and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make " "you free.\"This is usually quoted by itself. Is this a " "conditional or unconditional promise? Would it apply to all kinds of " "knowledge? Find the answers by examining the first half of the sentence, in " "v.31. \"If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of " "Mine... \"" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:208 #, no-c-format msgid "" "We see that this is a conditional promice, specifically speaking of the " "truth of God's word." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:210 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The Greek word for \"wind\" used in Eph.4:14 means a violent wind." " \"As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed " "here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine...\"One thing studying the Bible does for us is to ground us in the " "truth, with the result that we won't be easily \"blown away.\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:216 #, no-c-format msgid "" "But Jesus answered and said to them, \"You " "are mistaken [KJV Ye do err], not understanding the Scriptures, or the power " "of God.\"Mt.22:29" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:218 #, no-c-format msgid "What 2 things do we need to know to be kept from error?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:220 #, no-c-format msgid "God's word" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:221 #, no-c-format msgid "God's power" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:225 #, no-c-format msgid "A Book that Wars" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:226 #, no-c-format msgid "Eph.6:10-18 is one picture of our spiritual armament." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:229 #, no-c-format msgid "Spiritual Armor" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:233 #, no-c-format msgid "Question" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:234 #, no-c-format msgid "Answer" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:237 #, no-c-format msgid "How many of the weapons listed here are defensive weapons?" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:237 #, no-c-format msgid "5" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:238 #, no-c-format msgid "How many are offensive?" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:238 #, no-c-format msgid "One" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:239 #, no-c-format msgid "Which one(s)?" msgstr "" #. Tag: entry #: how2-importance.docbook:239 #, no-c-format msgid "the word - rhema" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:243 #, no-c-format msgid "Exhortations" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:244 #, no-c-format msgid "" "2 Tim.2:15 (KJV) \"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a " "workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:248 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Col.3:16 \"Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you; with " "all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and " "spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God." "\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:253 #, no-c-format msgid "If you're rich in something, how much of it do you have?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:255 #, no-c-format msgid "Not a little!" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:258 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Eccl.12:11-12 \"The words of wise men are like goads, and masters " "of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one " "Shepherd. But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is " "endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body." "\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:265 #, no-c-format msgid "Appendix: \"Once for All\"" msgstr "" #. Tag: attribution #: how2-importance.docbook:268 #, no-c-format msgid "" "John R. W. Stott, Christ the Controversialist, " "InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.106-107" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:269 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The truth regarding the finality of God's initiative in Christ is conveyed " "by one word of the Greek Testament, namely the adverb hapax and ephapax. It is usually " "translated in the Authorized Version once, meaning once for all. It is used " "of what is so done as to be of perpetual validity and never need repetition, " "and is applied in the NT to both revelation and redemption. Thus, Jude " "refers to the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3), " "and Romans says, \"Christ also died for sins once for all\" (Rom.6:10, see also 1 Pe.3:18; Heb.9:26-28)." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:278 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Thus we may say that God has spoken once for all and Christ has suffered " "once for all. This means that the Christian revelation and the Christian " "redemption are both alike in Christ complete. Nothing can be added to either " "without being derogatory to Christ... These are the two rocks on which the " "Protestant Reformation was built -- Gods revealed word without the addition " "of human traditions and Christ's finished work without the addition of human " "merits. The Reformers great watchwords were sola scriptura for our authority and sola gratia for our salvation." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-importance.docbook:290 #, no-c-format msgid "Supplement: Bible Reading Programs" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:291 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Here are some easy programs to systematically read your Bible. You can do " "more than one at a time if you like, for instance #1 with #4, or #2 with #5. " "Vary the program from year to year to keep it fresh!" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:296 #, no-c-format msgid "New Testament in a Year: read one chapter each day, 5 days a week." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:298 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Proverbs in a Month: read one chapter of Proverbs each day, corresponding to " "the day of the month." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:300 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Psalms in a Month: read 5 Psalms at intervals of 30 each day, for instance " "on the 20th you read Ps.20, 50, 80, 110, & 140." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:302 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Psalms & Proverbs in 6 months: read through Psalms and Proverbs one " "chapter per day." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-importance.docbook:304 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Old Testament without Psalms & Proverbs in 2 years: if you read one " "chapter a day of the Old Testament, skipping over Psalms & Proverbs, you " "will read the Old Testament in 2 years and 2 weeks." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:1 #, no-c-format msgid "Bible Study Basics" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:4 #, no-c-format msgid "Our Purpose as we Approach the Bible" msgstr "" #. Tag: attribution #: how2-basics.docbook:6 #, no-c-format msgid "Jn.5:39-40" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:6 #, no-c-format msgid "" "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal " "life; and it is these that bear witness of Me; and you are unwilling to come " "to Me, that you may have life." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:12 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The chief purpose of the book is to bring us to the Person. Martin Luther " "said we go to the cradle only for the sake of the baby; just " "so in Bible study, we do it not for its own sake but for fellowship with God." msgstr "" #. Tag: attribution #: how2-basics.docbook:17 #, no-c-format msgid "" "John R.W. Stott, Christ the Controversialist, " "InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.97, 104." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:19 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The Jews to whom Jesus spoke [...] imagined that to possess Scripture was " "tantamount to possessing life. Hillel used to say, "He who has gotten " "to himself words of Torah has gotten to himself the life of the world to " "come." Their study was an end in itself. In this they were grievously " "deceived. [...]" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:24 #, no-c-format msgid "" "There is neither merit nor profit in the reading of Scripture for its own " "sake, but only if it effectively introduces us to Jesus Christ. Whenever the " "Bible is read, what is needed is an eager expectation that through it we may " "meet Christ." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:31 #, no-c-format msgid "Approaches to God's Word" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:32 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Hearing and reading provide a telescopic view of the scripture while study " "and memorization provide a microscopic view of scripture. Meditating on the " "scriptures brings hearing, reading, studying and memorization together and " "cements the word in our minds." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:37 #, no-c-format msgid "Hear" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:38 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Lk.11:28 blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe it." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:42 #, no-c-format msgid "Read" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:43 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Rev.1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this " "prophecy [...]" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:45 #, no-c-format msgid "" "1 Tim.4:13 give attention to the public reading of Scripture [...]" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:50 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in " "Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the " "Scriptures daily, to see whether these things were so." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:54 #, no-c-format msgid "" "2 Tim.2:15 Be diligent [KJV `Study'] to present yourself approved to " "God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the " "word of truth." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:59 #, no-c-format msgid "Memorize" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:60 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Ps.119:11 Thy word I have hid in my heart, that I may not sin against " "Thee." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:64 #, no-c-format msgid "Meditate" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:65 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Ps.1:2-3 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he " "meditates day and night. And he will be like a tree firmly planted by " "streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does " "not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:71 #, no-c-format msgid "" "The Navigators illustrate this by saying that as the thumb can touch all the " "fingers, we can meditate on the Word as we do any of the first four. " "Meditation is a key to revelation. A new Christian needs to hear and read " "the Bible more than they need to study and memorize it. This is so that they " "become familiar with the overall message of the Bible." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:79 #, no-c-format msgid "Types of Bible Studies" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:80 #, no-c-format msgid "Topical Study" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:81 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Pick out a certain topic and follow it through, using cross-references or a " "concordance." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:85 #, no-c-format msgid "Character Study" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:86 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Studying the life of a Bible character, e.g. Joseph's life in Gen.37-50." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:90 #, no-c-format msgid "Expository Study" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:91 #, no-c-format msgid "Studying a certain passage: paragraph, chapter, or book." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:95 #, no-c-format msgid "Basics of Correct Interpretation" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:97 #, no-c-format msgid "Content" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:98 #, no-c-format msgid "" "What does it say? What does it say in the original language? Be careful with " "definitions. Don't read into it what it doesn't say." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:102 #, no-c-format msgid "Context" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:103 #, no-c-format msgid "" "What do the verses around it say? "Context is king" is the rule -- " "the passage must make sense within the structure of the entire passage and " "book." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:108 #, no-c-format msgid "" "What do other verses about this subject say through the rest of the Bible? " "God doesn't contradict Himself, so our interpretation needs to stand the " "test of other scriptures." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:113 #, no-c-format msgid "An Expository Study of Matthew 6:1-18" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:114 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Let's study together Mt.6:1-18. Read it to yourself, first looking for the " "key verse, the verse that sums up the whole passage. Think you have it? Test " "it by picking different places in the passage and asking yourself if they " "relate to the thought of the key verse. Once you find it, write it as Roman " "numeral One of your outline:" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:119 #, no-c-format msgid "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:122 #, no-c-format msgid "" "What does practicing your righteousness mean? Does the " "passage give any examples? What area of our lives is being addressed? " "Our motives! What sub-headings develop this thought?" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:126 how2-basics.docbook:135 #, no-c-format msgid "When you give" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:127 #, no-c-format msgid "When you fast" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:128 #, no-c-format msgid "When you pray" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:131 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Now fill in the outline with specific instructions of how to avoid wrong " "ways of practicing our righteousness:" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:137 #, no-c-format msgid "" "don't sound a trumpet. (how might someone sound a trumpet " "today?)" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:138 #, no-c-format msgid "do it secretly." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:139 #, no-c-format msgid "etc." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:145 #, no-c-format msgid "Worksheet: How to Use a Concordance" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:147 #, no-c-format msgid "To Find a Particular Verse" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:149 #, no-c-format msgid "Pick out a key word or most-unusual word of the verse." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:150 #, no-c-format msgid "Turn to this word alphabetically." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:151 #, no-c-format msgid "Go down the column of listings until you find your verse." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:154 #, no-c-format msgid "Find these verses:" msgstr "" #. Tag: quote #: how2-basics.docbook:156 #, no-c-format msgid "Faithful are the wounds of a friend" msgstr "" #. Tag: quote #: how2-basics.docbook:157 #, no-c-format msgid "We are ambassadors of Christ." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:158 #, no-c-format msgid "The story of the rich man and Lazarus." msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:163 #, no-c-format msgid "To Do a Topical Study" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:164 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Let's say you wanted to do a study of the word "redemption." First " "you would look up that word in the concordance and look up references listed " "for it. Then you could look up related words and references listed for them, " "e.g. "redeem, redeemed, ransom," even "buy" or "" "bought."" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:170 #, no-c-format msgid "To Clarify Word Meanings in the Greek and Hebrew" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:171 #, no-c-format msgid "" "What if you noticed a contradiction in the KJV between Mt.7:1 Judge " "not lest you be judged and 1 Cor.2:15 He that is spiritual " "judgeth all things. Maybe there are two different Greek words here, " "both being translated "judge" in English? (We're using Strong's " "from here out.)" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:175 #, no-c-format msgid "Look up "judge"." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:176 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Go down the column of entries to Mt.7:1. To the right is a number, 2919. " "This refers to the Greek word used. Write it down." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:178 #, no-c-format msgid "Now look up "judgeth"." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:179 #, no-c-format msgid "Go down the column to 1 Cor.2:15 . . . . . 350." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:180 #, no-c-format msgid "" "Turn in the back to the Greek dictionary. (Remember, you're in the NT so the " "language is Greek, while the OT is Hebrew.) Compare the meaning of 2919 with " "the meaning of 350 and you have your answer!" msgstr "" #. Tag: title #: how2-basics.docbook:185 #, no-c-format msgid "To Find Meanings of Names" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:186 #, no-c-format msgid "" "By the same process we can find the meaning of a name in the Greek or Hebrew." msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:187 #, no-c-format msgid "Look up these names and write down their meaning:" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:189 #, no-c-format msgid "Nabal" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:190 #, no-c-format msgid "Abigail" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:191 #, no-c-format msgid "Joshua" msgstr "" #. Tag: para #: how2-basics.docbook:192 #, no-c-format msgid "Barnabus" msgstr ""