Exegesis of the Old Testament for Teaching and Preaching

HTS Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies, 2007

Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies, 2020

Revue biblique 118.1 , 2011

2011

he work of translation from one language to another is always fraught with difficulties—philological, contextual, and even procedural difficulties. If a word has numerous meanings, as most do, how does the translator decide which one to use? Should the translation reflect a wordfor-word translation (i.e., formal equivalence), or should it reflect the idiomatic language of the receptor language (i.e., functional/dynamic equivalence)? The major benefit of a formal-equivalence approach is that the translation maintains a feel for the language and format of the original text. The construction of Hebrew and Greek words and sentences is maintained, as much as possible, in the translation. But one needs only to use a basic computer translation program to realize that this approach can sometimes lead to a stilted translation. A functional-equivalence approach, on the other hand, is more concerned with how the translation flows in the receptor language than with how it was written in the ori...

Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis is a study designed to prepare students to engage in independent exegesis of the text of the Hebrew Bible. It emphasizes the techniques involved in the use of language tools, procedures in lexical studies and examination of grammatical and syntactical phenomena. Prerequisites: HEB 511 and 512. Course materials and assignments related to select Hebrew Bible texts include the study of the following subject areas relating to Hebrew exegesis: • Principles of translation • Syntactical analysis—Hebrew grammar and syntax • Structural analysis • Textual analysis—OT textual criticism • Lexical analysis—Hebrew philology, semantics, and lexicography • Literary analysis—OT literary devices, structures and forms • Ancient near eastern (hereafter, ANE) backgrounds (historical/political, social/cultural, geographical) • Evaluation of OT commentaries • Exposition

P & R Publishing, 2017

This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to observe carefully, understand accurately, evaluate fairly, feel appropriately, act rightly, and express faithfully God's revealed Word, especially as embodied in the Old Testament. –Follow an extensively field-tested twelve-step process to deepen understanding and shape theology (biblical, systematic, and practical). –Engage with numerous illustrations from Scripture that model these interpretive steps. –Learn how to track an author's thought-flow, grasp the text's message, and apply the ancient Word in this modern world, all in light of Christ's redeeming work. Loaded with examples, practical answers, and recommended resources, the twelve chapters will empower believers to study, practice, and teach the Old Testament as CHRISTIAN Scripture, understanding and applying it in ways that nurture hope in the gospel and magnify the Messiah.