Exegesis Essay

As a pastor, the exegetical process of scripture is highly important. As humans, exegesis is a daily practice in our lives; we just don’t realize we are doing it! “Interpreting the Bible differs from reading a letter from a friend, an article in a contemporary magazine, a newspaper account of some event of a modern novel or short story.” As we dissect a Book of the Bible, we must be careful to not take scripture out of context. It is important to determine who wrote the book (if available), the

II. Exegesis on specific Passages Gordon Fee describes that vv. 23-32 is a sandwiched in the subject matter of the vv. 17-22 and 33-34. V.29 gives a similar argument of 10:16-17 focuses on the bread (church) that ties this part to that of vv.17-22 and 33-34. In any aspect, Corinthians abused "the body" at their "fellowship meal," which is a meal eaten at the Lord's Table (10:21) in "honor of the Lord" (v.20). The immediate context of 1 Cor.11:17-34 is that of problems public worship within the

An Exegesis of Philippians 3:12-21 Shedrack Wike BIB 252 Philippians & Colossians January 18, 2014 An Exegesis of Philippians 3:12-21 I chose to write my paper on Philippians 3:12-21. Before writing this paper I was not entirely familiar with the reasons for Paul’s letters to the church of Philippi. It was an interesting study once I understood the background and reasoning for Paul’s writings. Paul writes a thank you letter to the Christians at Philippi for their contributions

The Exegesis of Exodus 21:1-11 The Law concerning Slaves 1These are the ordinances that you shall set before them: 2When you buy a male Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, but in the seventh he shall go out a free person, without debt.3If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.4If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master 's and he shall go out alone.5But

Student 41520 Exegesis of Matthew 13:44-50 Introduction The Author of Matthew is decisively agreed to be Matthew the disciple of Jesus. The book is dated between AD70 and AD80. The setting is in and around Galilee where Jesus began His ministry. In Matthew we find that this Gospel is the only book that comes alongside the Old and New Testament canonization that bridges these two periods in history. Jesus came to bring salvation but faced rejection from His own people the Jews. William Barclay

Exegesis: Romans 7:7-25 This is a biblical exegesis of the passage Romans 7:7-25. The purpose of this exegesis paper is to inform the reader of the surrounding context surrounding the passage such as the author, date, purpose, audience, historical, cultural, literary and geographical context. It also includes interpretation and application of what this passage intends to its original audience, and its flow with the entirety of scripture. The authorship of Romans is recorded in Romans 1:1 “Paul,

Anonymous October 26, 2012 Mr. ------ Luke 10:25-36 The passage of Luke 10:25-36 is an essential story because it applies to every Christian today the same way, but in order for us to follow the example Jesus made, we must first understand what the story would have meant to the Jews in Jesus’ time. The first step in understanding the story of the Good Samaritan is to understand the relationship between the Jews and the Samaritans of the time. The Samaritans were considered unclean by the Jews

Genesis is separated into two significant parts according to genealogy of Terah, the first part in 1:1-11:26 tells the story of the first nations and the second part tells the story of Israel in 11:27-50:26. The first part explains the story of the creation and how the world and human being appeared in this world, while the second part explains how people of Israel where the chosen nation that believed and trusted God and God led them throughout different stages of their faith history. The story

In verse 9 of the passage, it is speculated that he was going into a synagogue that he didn’t belong to or was an outsider too. A synagogue is a place for religious worship that the Jewish come together in on the Sabbath. “Their synagogue: Mark 3:1 and Luke 6:6 simply have ‘the synagogue.’ Matthew’s expression probably reflects his own time, where there was a division between ‘their synagogue’ and ‘our synagogue’ (Christian).”19 In verse 10 they are trying to set Jesus up to be charged with breaking

Jake Collinsworth, Joey Filosa, Tyler Maglwy Professor Koors Theology 106 22 May, 2015 Exegesis Paper: Job Chapter Three The book of Job is about the incredible life of a man named Job. He had everything a man could ever need and more. The reason for his prosperity was the fact that he worshiped God and did everything for Him. So intern God blessed him. Satan then tried to corrupt Job and make him curse the very person that gave him all of his blessings. God had faith in Job, He knew he would be