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INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT
The Hermeneutics Quiz
Scot McKnight
How do you interpret and apply Scripture?


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Topics:Bible study, Doctrine, Relevance, Spiritual growth
Filters:Bible study, Church board, Pastor, Preaching, Small group leader
Purpose:Discipleship
References:None
Date Added:February 20, 2008

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Posted: February 28, 2008
Jeff  (Guest)
The quiz is an interesting idea, but it's a rather poorly designed instrument. For one thing, there are far too many false dichotomies for it to be useful. Why is understanding the historical context of a passage "progressive"? Why is recognizing the occasional nature of much of the Bible opposed to the idea of inerrancy? There's no inherent tension between the Bible being God's word for all time and our need to apply it contemporary settings. The relationship of the NT to the OT, how we apply God's timeless truth, and what we think it means that Christ has fulfilled the Law are serious and deep questions which go beyond simple labels like "conservative" and "progressive." I think this quiz only touches on these issues in a shallow, proof-texting kind of way. I think the quiz finally tells me more about McKnight's hermeneutics than mine.

Posted: March 14, 2008
Peter Margosian  (Guest)
As a layman (with no formal Biblical education) who has been teaching (sharing?) the Bible in adult S.S. classes for thirty years, I found the test both humbling and stretching. Too bad it isn't accessible, if not mandatory, for everyone given the privilege and responsibility of leading others in studying God's Word.

Posted: June 11, 2008
Teri Peterson  (Guest)
I wish that there were questions about typically progressive "issues" as well as conservative ones--so there are questions about homosexuality and women, but where are the questions about care for the poor, inclusion of the outcast, or other things that the prophets and Jesus talked about? I would consider those normative, which would probably lower my score significantly. Just a thought.


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