Training the Members of Faith Baptist Church in Claremore, Oklahoma, in the Christiconic Hermeneutic

Abstract

This project sought to equip members of Faith Baptist Church to grow in their knowledge and practice of biblical hermeneutics. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context of Faith Baptist Church and the goals of the project. Chapter 2 provides a brief analysis and critique to three common hermeneutical methods. Chapter 3 demonstrates how to practice pericopal theology and the christiconic hermeneutic may be applied to Scripture. Chapter 4 describes the project itself. Chapter 5 evaluates the efficacy of the project based on the completion of the specified goals. Ultimately, this project sought to train Christians in biblical hermeneutics so that they may be equipped to study and interpret the Word with the intent to glorify, worship, and love Jesus more fully.