Knowing Scripture
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1. Why Study the Bible?


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2. Private Interpretation


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3. The Science of Interpretation


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4. Literal Interpretation


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5. Literary Forms, Part 1


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6. Literary Forms, Part 2


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7. Reading the Bible Existentially


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8. The Historical Narrative


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9. The Explicit & the Implicit


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10. Parallelisms


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11. Scripture & Culture


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12. Principle vs. Custom


The Explicit & the Implicit
Throughout church history there have been many obscure, or less clear, passages in Scripture that have attracted a variety of strange—and wrong—interpretations. How do we avoid the error of drawing something from Scripture that is simply not there? What principle do we call upon to guide us in our efforts to understand God's Word? Dr. Sproul will help us with that as he explains the difference between "The Explicit and the Implicit."
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