Lesson Review

1. Pitfalls to avoid in paraphrasing
2. Related to your understanding of the text, do not…
3. read in your ideas (or those of another).
4. read in ideas from another passage.
5. read in a theological agenda.
6. misread the text.
7. Related to your manner of expression, do not…
8. be dependent on the words and phrases of the original text.
9. write in commentary style. (Do maintain the same perspective as the author)
10. overstate the author’s intended meaning.
11. understate the author’s intended meaning.
12. Evaluating your paraphrase
13. Is it accurate?
14. Is it appropriate?
15. Practically…
16. Get feedback from others.
17. Review your study notes.
18. Re-read the passage in other translations and paraphrases.
19. Compare your paraphrase to a published paraphrase.
20. Read both the original text and your paraphrase out loud.
21. Consult other resources, such as commentaries.