Monday-Context

Task 1: Describe the Immediate Context of Your Portion Essence of the Task The purpose of this task is to make a deliberate effort to place the portion to be studied in its context. As a minimum, it consists of describing the immediate context and relating it to key background material. By carrying out this …

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 …

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 …