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Your Own Exegetical Process

Your Own Exegetical Process. Discovering the Word of the L ORD. Become a Student. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by Him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth. -- 2 Tim 2.15. Become a Student. Read it all

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Your Own Exegetical Process

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  1. Your Own Exegetical Process Discovering the Word of the LORD

  2. Become a Student Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved by Him, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth. -- 2 Tim 2.15

  3. Become a Student Read it all Read different translations Mark-up Bible File cabinets Physical files & Computer files Master one book per year Read a great commentary The first step in sermon preparation, is to read the book through at least 30 times. -- G. Campbell Morgan “How long does it take you to prepare a sermon?” Master the Bible

  4. Become a Student Commentaries English Dictionaries Bible Dictionaries Dictionaries of OT / NT Figures of Speech Bible Handbooks Gathering tools

  5. Become a Student Learn Grammar Analytical Concordance Cultural Background Judaica Historical Background: Wright: NT & People of God Wright: Jesus & Victory of God Gathering tools

  6. Become a Student Walk Thru the Bible EfM & Diocesan Programs Diocesan Lay School of Th St Mary’s Ecumenical Inst National Cathedral Video / Audio Series Synagogue & Other Xians Continuing Education

  7. Become a Student Bible Gateway Archeology, Culture Geography, Maps Judaica Theology Discussion groups Internet

  8. Become a Student www. stmarkshighland. com >> Resources Bible study Sermon Prep

  9. Long Term:Become a StudentShort Term:Start Digging Discovering the Word of the LORD

  10. Start Digging Read the Propers Set each Proper within its own book: You can’t understand the whole apart from its parts… You can’t understand the parts apart from the whole

  11. Start Digging For each book: What is the occasion? What is the purpose? What is the structure? What is the argument? Expect to revise, clarify, and deepen your grasp each time!

  12. Start Digging Back to the Propers How does this proper fit the occasion, purpose, structure, and argument of its context? How do they relate one to another? How do they relate to the liturgical occasion?

  13. Start Digging Assumption: It probably would not have been collected into the collection of Holy Scripture if it had been mundane… If it comes to easy, you’re probably missing something!

  14. Start Digging Start Asking Questions Who? What? When? Where? How? Why?

  15. Exegesis (Greek: ξηγεσθαι 'to lead out') • Traditional exegesis involves: • analysis of significant words in the text in regard to translation; • examination of the general historical and cultural context, • confirmation of the limits of the passage, • examination of the context within the text. Start Asking Questions What are the significant words? Why these words rather than others? What questions do they raise?

  16. Exegesis (Greek: ξηγεσθαι 'to lead out') • Traditional exegesis involves: • analysis of significant words in the text in regard to translation; • examination of the general historical and cultural context, • confirmation of the limits of the passage, • examination of the context within the text. Start Asking Questions What questions are raised by the general historical context ? How is light shed by the general historical context?

  17. Exegesis (Greek: ξηγεσθαι 'to lead out') • Traditional exegesis involves: • analysis of significant words in the text in regard to translation; • examination of the general historical and cultural context, • confirmation of the limits of the passage, • examination of the context within the text. Start Asking Questions What questions are raised by the general cultural context ? How is light shed by the general cultural context?

  18. Exegesis (Greek: ξηγεσθαι 'to lead out') • Traditional exegesis involves: • analysis of significant words in the text in regard to translation; • examination of the general historical and cultural context, • confirmation of the limits of the passage, • examination of the context within the text. Start Asking Questions What limits are there? ie: Textual questions… specific occasion or address… Intention of literature?

  19. Exegesis (Greek: ξηγεσθαι 'to lead out') • Traditional exegesis involves: • analysis of significant words in the text in regard to translation; • examination of the general historical and cultural context, • confirmation of the limits of the passage, • examination of the context within the text. Start Asking Questions How does the passage flow from the previous passage? How does the passage flow into the next passage?

  20. “You’ll regret it if you don’t. Maybe not today, but soon… and for the rest of your life.” Rick -- Casablanca Write it down!!!! Your observations & ideas Your research Your conclusions Your questions The argument in1 sentence (subject –predicate)

  21. Exegesis requires creativity and imagination… … but it is about discovering rather than creating … digging rather than imagining. Homiletics is art. Exegesis is the invisible science behind the art … that allows the art to be Truth.

  22. Your Own Exegetical Process Discovering the Word of the LORD

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