1. Monday-Context

Task 3: Determine the Contribution to the Immediate Context and Overall Argument Essence of the Task If in Monday’s first task you examined the context of the passage to be studied and in the second you got a general idea of the passage itself, this third assignment is intended to relate your tentative understanding of …

Monday-Context: Conclusion If you have completed the tasks described in the previous articles you are ready to go deeper into the text on Tuesday. You will have accomplished your main objective and reached Monday’s goal: to understand well the various contexts that frame the passage you are studying along with the role that passage plays …

Task 4: Investigate Important Contextual Issues Essence of the Task Having delved somewhat deeper into the passage and its context one may have become aware of some contextual issues that require further investigation. These may be historical, cultural, literary or theological. Identify these issues and study them as necessary to be able to preach the …