Guidelines for Biblical Exegesis Word

8/13/2019 Guidelines for Biblical Exegesis Word

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the audience. $"o do this, one must have some idea of !hat !as the norm or !hat !as the

generally accepted practice or idea.* 0or example, is there anything shocing in the parable of

sin,? >salvation,? >@ustification,? >holy and acceptable to /od,? >the >righteousness of /od,?>the fullness of time? >the hour has come? and >love your enemies.? ;etermine the most liely

meaning of the selected term or concept as used in the passage. 3ay close attention to the literary

context $surrounding discussion* in !hich the !ord or phase is found. #ords tae on their

precise meanings in particular literary contexts. Examine functions of various parts of speech,verb tenses, and sentence structure or syntax.

Apon investigation, !hat appears to be the primary message of the passage !ithin its literarycontext+ o! does this message relate to the overarching themes of the letter or boo+ o! does

the message fit into the broader biblical or theological context of the 2ld and %e! "estaments+

#hat is the relationship bet!een the passage and the broader area of hristian theology+

0or example, concerning the interpretation of parables, !hat is $are* the main point$s* of

comparison in the parable+ #hat is $are* the message$s* being presented by the parable+ o!does the context inform the meaning of the parable+ o! does the parable inform the message of

the overall gospel+ o! does the parable's message relate to the overarching theme of the

ingdom of /od+ o! does the parableBs message inform hristian theology+ #hat does the

message say about /od, humanity, and their relationship !ith one another+

Identify modern life issues for yourself and your target audience that are parallel to life issues in

the ancient situation that is confronted by the text. #hat is the significance of the message or

messages found !ithin the text for our present life situation as individuals and as members of thehristian community+ 0or example, !hat is the significance of the parable of the >/oodSamaritan? for life in the t!enty8first century+

Format for Exegesis Papers

Introduction

8Indicate the passage to be studied

83rovide a statement of methodology

8"reat introductory issues such as authorship, audience, place of !riting, destination, dating forthe document, life setting $Sit4 im -eben*

8Identify the genre and subgenera of the text

8Indicate ma@or emphases of the !or $themes*


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Body

8;iscuss the broad literary context or portion of the !or in !hich the text is found.

8;iscuss the immediate context of the passage 8!hat comes immediately before and after the

passage.

8)naly4e the passage itself8 do a verse by verse analysis paying close attention to the flo!

thought in the passage, do necessary !ord studies $secular use, canonical use, use by the authorin multiple !ors, and specific use in the passage under investigation*, examine cultural

practices and concepts $particularly note any item or idea in your passage !hich appears to go

against cultural norms 8ex. having a Samaritan be the hero in a story*, note differences amongtranslations $textual criticism*, do synoptic comparisons, note rhetorical devices, figures of

speech, etc.

8)ttempt to ascertain the meaning of the passage in its historical and literary context and mae

an explicit statement of your findings. Relate these findings to the ma@or emphases or themes ofthe !or as previously indicated in the introductory portion of the paper. o! do these findings

relate to the broader message of the (ible+

Conclusion

C )ttempt to determine the original application or applications of the message $or messages* that

!ere intended by the author. o! does the author seemingly !ant the audience to respond+

C onsider !hether or not the original application or applications are transferable across time

and space or are historically and culturally bound.

C If the specific application or applications are historically and culturally bound, consider any

principle or principles reflected by the text that transcend time and culture and are reflectedelse!here in Scripture, albeit in different forms.

C #hat does this cross8cultural principle $or principles* have to say to us as !e live out our lives

in the context of the community of faith and broader human community+

8onsider and discuss the relevance of !hat the text says for our understanding of /od,

ourselves, and our relationship !ith him.

0or a further discussion of issues relating to application, see the >odel for )pplicationalInterpretation? in Dlein, (lomberg, and ubbardBs Introduction to (iblical Interpretation.

"he form for the paper !ill conform to the standards established by the )3) or -) style

guides. If APA is used, page nubers us! be pro"ided in no!a!ion. 2ne must cite thesource !hen either ideas or !ords are borro!ed. ;irect quotes must be included in quotation

mars, or if four or more lines are quoted, set off in a bloc !ith the left margin indented.


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Resources

#iscussions $ela!ing !o !%e Exege!ical and &ereneu!ical Process

)nderson, anice apel and Stephen ;. oore, eds. ar and ethod6 %e! )pproaches in

(iblical Studiesarson, ;. ). Exegetical 0allacies, 9nded.

on4elmann, ans and )ndreas -indemann. Interpreting the %e! "estament6 )n Introductionto the 3rinciples and ethods of %" Exegesis

arver, 0ran /. r.


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. Interpreting 3u44ling "exts in the %e! "estament

Stuart, ;ouglas, 2ld "estament Exegesis6 ) 3rimer for Students and 3astors, 9nded.

"ate, #. Randolph, (iblical Interpretation6 )n Integrated )pproach"histleton, )nthony . "he "!o ori4ons6 %e! "estament ermeneutics and 3hilosophical

;escription !ith Special Reference to eidegger, (ultmann, /adamer, and #ittgenstein

. %e! ori4ons in ermeneutics6 "he "heory and 3ractice of "ransforming (iblicalReading

. 3romise of ermeneutics

"ucett, hristopher, Reading the %e! "estament6 ethods of Interpretation"urner, %icholas, andboo for (iblical Studies

&irer, enry )., ermeneutics6 3rinciples and 3rocesses of (iblical Interpretation

'exicons

(ro!n, 0., ;river, S. R., and . ). (riggs, ) ebre! and English -exicon of the 2ld

"estament;aner, 0rederic #illiam, ) /ree8English -exicon of the %e! "estament and 2ther Early

hristian -iterature, 7rdrev. ed.olliday, #. -., oncise ebre! and )ramaic -exicon of the 2ld "estament

-ou!, . 3., -ida, E. )., ) /ree8English -exicon of the %e! "estament (ased on Semantic

;omains

Concordances

/oodric, E. and . R. Dohlenberger. eds. "he %I& Exhaustive oncordance

Dohlenberger, . R., ed. "he %RS& oncordance Anabridged

"he %e! )merican Standard Exhaustive oncordanceStrong, . Exhaustive oncordance of the (ible

Foung, R. )nalytical oncordance to the (ible

'anguage and (ord )!udies

)land, D. et al. eds., /ree %e! "estament, Gthrev.ed. , ed., Synopsis of the 0our /ospels

, ed., Synopsis Huattuor Evangeliorum, 17thed.

)land, D. and (. )land, "he "ext of the %e! "estament(lac, ;avid )lan, Asing %e! "estament /ree in inistry6 ) 3ractical /uide for Students and

3astors

(otter!ec, /. . and . Ringgren, eds., "heological ;ictionarv of the 2"(ro!n, olin. %e! International ;ictionary of %e! "estament "heology.

(ullinger, E. #., 0igures of Speech Ased in the (ible

;eoss, atthe! S. 3ocet ;ictionary for the Study of %e! "estament /ree

;ouglas, . ;., ed. %RS& /ree8English Interlinear %e! "estament


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Earl, R. #ord eanings in the %"

Easley, Dendell . Aser 0riendly /ree6 ) ommon Sense )pproach to the /ree %e! "estament

Elliger, D. and #. Rudolph, eds., (iblia ebraica Stuttgartensia

/reen, ., Interlinear %e! "estament/reenlee, . arold. ) oncise Exegetical /rammar of %e! "estament /ree

. Introduction to %e! "estament "extual riticism

arris, R. -. et al, eds. "heological #ordboo of the 2ld "estament, 9 vols.Dittel, /. and 0riedrich /. "heological ;ictionarv of the %"

Dohlenberger, . R., ed., %I& Interlinear ebre!8English 2ld "estament

-iddell, . /. and R. Scott, ) /ree8English -exicon

achen, . /resham and ;an /. cartney, %e! "estament /ree for (eginners, 9nded.et4ger, (. ., ed., ) "extual ommentary on the /ree %e! "estament

. "ext of the %e! "estament

oulton, . D., ed. "he )nalytical /ree -exicon Revised

%estle8)land, %ovum "estamentum /raece, 9

th

ed.2!ens, . ., )nalytical Dey to the 2ld "estament, G &ols.

2!ens, "imothy, ) umulative Index to %e! "estament /ree /rammarsRahlfs, ). Septuaginta $-JJ*

Richardson, ) "heological #ordboo of the (ible

Robertson, ). "., #ord 3ictures in the %"

&incent, #ord Studies in the %"

&ine's omplete Expositorv of 2ld and %e! "estament #ords

#igram, /eorge, "he EnglishmanBs /ree oncordance of the %e! "estament

#inter, Ralph ;. and Roberta . #inter, "he #ord Study %e! "estament $Ase in con@unction!ith "he #ord Study oncordance ed. by /eorge #igram and Ralph 3. #inter*

Bibliograp%ic )!udy Guides

arson, ;. )., %e! "estament ommentarv Survey. Gth ed.

;aner, 0. #., )n Introductory (ibliography for the Study of Scripture

. ultipurpose "ools for (ible Study, Rev. ed.

Scholer, ;avid ., ) (asic (ibliographic /uide for %" Exegesis

)!andard Coen!aries

)nchor (ible

ExpositorBs (ible ommentary

ermeneia6 ) ritical and istorical ommentary on the (ible

International ritical ommentary $older*Interpretation (ible ommentary

"he I&3 %e! "estament ommentary Series

%e! entury (ible


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"he %e! International (ible ommentary

%e! International ommentary on the %e! "estament

%e! International /ree "estament ommentary

%e! InterpreterBs (ible"he 2ld "estament -ibrary

Sacra 3agina"yndale %e! "estament ommentary

#esleyan (ible ommentary

#ord (iblical ommentary

Avoid (iblical Illustrator, 3ulpit ommentary, Speaer's (ible, ailev's andboo, atthe!

enry's ommentary, )n Exposition of the #hole (ible

#ic!ionaries, Encyclopedias, and A!lases

)nchor (ible ;ictionary, vols., 0reedman, ;. %., ed."he )rchaeological Encyclopedia of the oly -and, Rev.ed. %egev, )vraham, ed.

)tlas of the (ible and hristianity, ;o!ley, "im, ed."he ambridge ompanion to the (ible, Dee, o!ard lar et al., eds.

oncise (ible )tlas6 ) /eographical Survey of (ible istory, -aney, . arl

;ictionary of (iblical Interpretation, 9 vols., ayes, ohn ., ed.;ictionarv of esus and the /ospels

;ictionary of %e! "estament (acground, Evans, raig ). and Stanley E. 3orter, eds.

;ictionarv of 3aul and is -etters

;ictionarv of the -ater %e! "estament K Its ;evelopment

Encyclopedia udaica, 1 vols., Roth . et al., eds..

Encyclopedia of )pocalypticism, 7 vols. ollins, ohn, . ed.

Exegetical ;ictionary of the %e! "estament, 7 vols., (al4, orst and /erhard Schneider, eds.andboo of (iblical riticism, 7nded., Soulen, Richard and R. Dendall Soulen

andboo of -ife in (ible "imes, "hompson, . ).

"he arper )tlas of the (ible, 3ritchard, ames (., ed.arperBs (ible ;ictionary, )chtemeier, 3. ., ed.

arperBs Encyclopedia of (ible -ife, adeline S. and . -ane iller

istorical andboo of a@or (iblical Interpreters. cDim, D. ;onald, ed.

"he International Standard (ible Encyclopedia, G vols., (romiley, /. #., Rev.ed.

Interpreter's ;ictionary of the (ible, G &olumes plus a Supplementary &olumeesus and is #orld6 )n )rchaeological and ultural ;ictionary, Rousseau, ohn . and Rami

)rav"he acmillan (ible )tlas, )haroni, Fohanan and ichael )vi8Fonah, eds.

"he %e! International ;ictionary of (iblical )rchaeology, (lailoc, Ed!ard . and R. D.arrison, eds.

) StudentBs ;ictionary for (iblical and "heological Studies, uey, 0. (. and (ruce orley

"he 2xford lassical ;ictionary, 9nd ed.Londervan's 3ictorial Encyclopedia of the (ible, 5 vols., "enney, . ., ed.


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)elec!ed *opics

"he )pocalypse6 ) Reading of the Revelation of ohn, harles . "albert

"he )pocalyptic -iterature, Stephen -. oo"he anon of Scripture, 0. 0. (ruce

"he hristians as the Romans Sa! "hem, Robert -. #ilen

"he ;a!n of )pocalyptic6 "he istorical and Sociological Roots of e!ish )pocalypticEschatology, 3aul ;. anson

"he ;ead Sea Scrolls in English, 7rded., &ermes, /e4a

"he istorv of the e!ish 3eople in the "ime of esus hrist. Emil Schurer, 5 &olumes

"he ousehold of /od6 "he Social #orld of the 3astoral Epistles, ;avid . &erner"he I&3 (ible (acground ommentary6 %e! "estament, raig S. Deener

"he 0irst Arban hristians6 "he Social #orld of the )postle 3aul, #ayne ees

0ive Stages of /ree Religion, /ilbert urray

0rom the accabees to the ishnah, Shaye . ;. ohen/ree and Roman Religion6 ) Sourceboo, ohn 0erguson

/nosticism, Robert . /rantIntroducing the )pocrypha, ;avid ). deSilva

erusalem in the "ime of esus, oachim eremias

e!ish Sects at the "ime of esus, arcel Simon"he ourney from "exts to "ranslations6 "he 2rigin and ;evelopment of the (ible, 3aul #egner

udaism and ellenism6 Studies in their Encounter in 3alestine ;uring the Early ellenistic

3eriod, artin engel

Dingdom and ommunity6 "he Social #orld of Early hristianity, ohn /. /ager"he ishnah, erbert ;anby

"he oral #orld of the 0irst hristians, #ayne ees

"he %e! "estament as anon6 )n Introduction, (revard hilds"he %e! "estament in its Social Environment, ohn Stambaugh and ;avid (alch

"he %e! "estament #orld6 Insights from ultural )nthropology, (ruce . alina

"he ethod and essage of e!ish )pocalyptic6 9== (..81== ).;., ;. S. Russell

"he %e! anners and ustoms of (ible "imes, Ralph /o!er

"he %e! "estament in Its Social Environment, ohn E. Staumbaugh and ;avid -. (alch

"he 2ld "estament 3seudepigrapha, 9 vols., ames . harles!orth, ed."he 2ther /ospels6 %on8anonical /ospel "exts, Ron ameron

3aganism in the Roman Empire, Ramsay acullen

>3arallelomania,? in ournal of (iblical -iterature, M161817

3hilo of )lexandria, Samuel Sandmel#hat )re "hey Saying )bout %e! "estament )pocalyptic+, Scott . -e!is

"he #orld of the %e! "estament, Sean 0reyne"he #orld of the 2ld "estament, ). S. &an der #oude


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In!roduc!ions !o !%e +e *es!aen!

(arr, ;avid, %e! "estament Storv6 )n Introduction

(ro!n, Raymond E. )n Introduction to the %e! "estament

arson, ;. )., ;ouglas . oo, and -eon orris, )n Introduction to the %e! "estament

ollins, Raymond 0. Introduction to the %e! "estament/undry, R. ) Survey of the %e! "estament, Rev. ed.

/uthrie, ;onald, %e! "estament Introduction, Gthed.arris, Stephen -., "he %e! "estament6 ) Student's Introduction, 5thed.

ohnson, -ue "., "he #ritings of the %e! "estament6 )n IntroductionDee, o!ard lar, 0ranlin #. Foung, and Darlfried 0roelich, Anderstanding the %e!

"estament, Gthed.

Dummel, #erner /eorg, Introduction to the %e! "estament

-add, /eorge Eldon, ) "heology of the %e! "estament

arshall, I. o!ard, %e! "estament "heologyartin, R. 3., %e! "estament 0oundations6 ) /uide for hristian Students, 9 vols.

Richardson, )lan, )n Introduction to the "heology of the %e! "estamentSpivey, Robert ). and ;. oody Smith, )natomy of the %e! "estament, 5th ed.

Periodicals and ournals

"ools for accessing6

Religion Index 2ne6 3eriodicals

Religion Index "!o6 ulti8)uthor #ors2ld "estament )bstracts

%e! "estament )bstracts

) selection of resources !ith common abbreviations6

(iblica $(ib*(iblical )rchaeologist $()*

(iblical )rchaeology Revie! $()R*

(iblical "heology (ulletin $("(*

(ibliotheca Sacra $(Sac*atholic (iblical Huarterly $(H*

Expository "imes $Exp"*

Evangelical Huarterly $EvH*

Interpretation $Int*e!ish Huarterly Revie! $HR*

ournal for the Study of the %e! "estament $S%"*ournal of (iblical -iterature $(-*

%e! "estament )bstracts $%")*

%e! "estament Studies $%"S*%ovum "estamentum $%ov"*

#estminster "heological ournal $#"*

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