Great Basin Reformed Presbyterian Church
Knowing Scripture
Knowing Scripture: The Grammatical-Historical Method

The Grammatical-Historical Method of Interpretation

Introduction/Review

The Necessity and Use of Bible Translations



The Definition of Hermeneutics




Comparing Scripture with Scripture/Analogy of Faith




The Literal Interpretation of Scripture

Should we take Scripture Literally? (Mt 9:35; Is 55:12)






Taking Scripture as Inerrant and Authoritative Literature (Rev. 9:7-11)






The Grammatical-Historical Method

The Definition of the Grammatical-Historical Method




The History of the Grammatical-Historical Method





The Necessity of the Grammatical-Historical Method






The Concentric Circles of the Grammatical-Historical Method






Application: Galatians 4:3

Immediate Context




Expanded Context




Genre Context




Biblical-Theological Context




Historical Context