Step-by-Step Exegesis

Byhenry December 8, 2013

Thomas Hudgins provides 10 steps for biblical exegesis. I’m particularly pleased to see structural and rhetorical analysis on the list.

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Psalm 100
Byhenry November 22, 2007
John Hobbins has an excellent post on the structure of Psalm 100.
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If You Don’t Know Greek and Hebrew
Byhenry October 17, 2009
… you don’t know Greek and Hebrew, and there are certain things you cannot do, like, well, reading Greek and Hebrew. I don’t think this means you can’t read the Bible, or that your opinions don’t matter, but it’s a simple fact. When people pretend to know the Biblical languages, as they often do using…
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Study Your Bible in English
Byhenry January 8, 2017
That is, study it in English if English is your native language, and when your knowledge of biblical languages isn’t up to the task. Face it. For most people, even those who have some study of biblical languages. Different levels of study of the languages provide different levels of benefits. But for most people, the…
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Gender Accurate Translation and Interpretation
Byhenry January 12, 2007
Wayne Leman has an exceptional post on women and Bible translation. We talk a great deal about gender accurate (or I still like gender-inclusive) language, but it’s men that are doing most of the talking. That’s because there are more men than women involved in translation. I’m in full agreement with what Wayne says in…
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Parsimony of Miracle Assumptions: Matthew 21:1-7
Byhenry March 4, 2008
Or I might title this “Was Jesus a Horse Thieving Magician?” I learned this story so long ago I don’t remember just when it was, but I got a Sunday School version that left me with the impression that because Jesus was God, either he knew everything, or his father revealed to him the location…
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Genesis 10: The Table of Nations
Byhenry September 2, 2007
Genesis 10 is one of those chapters that Bible students often try to avoid, because it is filled with names that are difficult to pronounce, and it’s hard for our modern ears to hear it as anything other than an interruption. But to the redactor of Genesis, these genealogies were serious business. Genesis 5 provides…
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