Beginning to Study the Whole Purpose of God A Christo-Presuppositional Approach to the Entire Scriptures
By Max StrangeBiblical Theological Study Center 1/19/2011 Beginning to Study the Whole Purpose of God A Christo-Presuppositional Approach to the Entire Scriptures Guiding Principles: Find the preliminary meaning of the text as it was understood by the original recipients. Seek to understand the message as it was first delivered to the people of God. (Kaiser) This involves the structure of the text, immediate context, author and audience relationship, the speech and the act that takes place. We begin to take note of the themes, repetitions, allusions, genre, and typology. This involves exegesis and the historical-grammatico method Immediate context is vital;