3. Wednesday-Content

Task 1B. Determine the contextual meaning and contribution of key terms Essence of the Task By now you have spent enough time in your passage to have a good sense of what terms might require further investigation. Study these terms, taking note of their semantic range and settling on the one that best corresponds to …

Task 2. Draft Didactic Descriptions Essence of the Task Once you have reached some compelling conclusions about the words you are studying, it is time to write up those conclusions in a didactic (instructional) format that you can share with the congregation. In addition to being a great final step to solidify what you have …

Task 4. Write Up the Exegetical Idea Essence of the Task Having finished all our purely exegetical work, it is time to summarize our understanding of the passage in a few sentences that capture all the important ideas of our passage. Once written, we can use them to keep our homiletic development on track. This …