Exploring the Bible LESSON 2 THE THREE WORLDS

Exploring the Bible LESSON 2: THE THREE WORLDS OF THE BIBLE WHO IS GOD?

The Three Worlds of Biblical texts The world behind *Background information about the time in which the scripture was written. The world inside *What does the passage actually say? What is happening? The world in front *What does the scripture mean to the reader?

The Three Worlds of Biblical texts The world behind the text The time the diary was written • Jacinth wrote the diary in 1956 after she had a terrible day at school. Background: • She was in grade 6. • Jacinth comes from a Korean family. • Her and her family value education and have a strong believe that hard work creates success. • The intended reader was herself, to reflect on it in the future. The world inside the text What does her diary say? • At school, her teacher spoke firmly with her because she forgot to do her homework. • The text states that Jacinth felt embarrassed. How is the text written? • In a very personal tone. The world in front of the text. Who is reading the text? • Jacinth’s grandchildren (in the present day). What can the reader learn? • That everybody makes mistakes and that making mistakes is a part of life.

v. Behind v. Inside v. Before

Look at your strips of paper

Quiz You need to arrange the strips of paper according to whether they explore the world behind the text, inside the text or before the text. READY? Go!

Answers

What does the Old Testament tell us about God? TKWL 7 p. 34 and 35 Think About God is most like……………because………….

P. 35 table activity How to find references in the Bible This activity may be done on a Google doc so each student has a copy.

Conclusion: When we did this table activity… …Which worlds did we explore?

ANSWER When we did this table activity… …Which worlds did we explore? The world inside: We read the words of the passage. The world in front Then we learnt about what this passage can teach us about God.