Fee Chapter 3 Summary

In Fee chapter three he starts by explaining what books of the new testament are the Epistles. Also, how we identify what an Epistle is. When we read these Epistles we should follow the six-part form, 1.) name of the writer, 2.) name of the recipient, 3.) greeting, 4.) thanksgiving and prayer, 5.) body, and 6.) final greeting and farewell. When reading these letters, we should keep in mind that they are occasional natured. This means that they were written for an intended purpose and were written in the first century AD. Fee gives tips to refer to a Bible dictionary, read the whole letter in one sitting, jot down observations and notes about the letter, reread the letter, and when reading these letter “THINK PARAGRAPHS”. Fee stresses the importance

In Fee Chapter four, He explains that with the Epistles there are multiple disagreements, but most agree on the point that there are limitations of possibilities set by the historical and literary contexts. He also goes in to detail about basic rules such as “a text cannot mean what it never could have meant to its author or readers”, or being aware that there are certain parts in Scripture that can be applied to our times but we must be aware that the Scripture was never written for our ways of life but for first century way of life. Fee breaks down the Epistles into two styles of writing. The styles are 1.) speaking to first century audiences’ issues without any relatable parts for the twenty first century readers, or 2.) the parts that speak to both the first century audiences and can be related back to the twenty first century readers. Fee also wants to stress that we as interpreters to keep in mind the culture relativity, nature of narratives, and the original meaning of these writings. In Fee chapter six he states how to interpret the book of Acts. Fee starts the chapter by explaining that Acts is a historical writing by the gentile Luke during the Hellenistic