System of interpretation

  1. Overview
  2. What characterizes each system best?
  3. How does each system view the story of Scripture?
  4. How does each system understand Israel and the church?
  5. Reaction/Review
  6. Evaluate the specific points as outlined in your overview (don’t make conclusions as a whole yet, just on specific points)
  7. How were you brought up regarding these systems? (your church, parents, schools, etc.)
  8. What are the strengths and weaknesses, in your estimation, of the systems?
  9. Conclusions
  10. State a formal conclusion about which system you believe you must adhere to.
  11. Do your best not to say “I like points in all of them,” but to choose a system of interpretation (even though you may not agree with every single point)
  12. State your Scriptural reasons for that choice and how that affects your reading of the Bible.