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DM 911DM 911THE MINISTER AND THE THE MINISTER AND THE

WORDWORD

David W. Baker, Ph.DDavid W. Baker, Ph.D

Ashland Theological SeminaryAshland Theological Seminary

Ashland, OhioAshland, Ohio

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HERMENEUTICSHERMENEUTICS

A Study of ‘How to Read a A Study of ‘How to Read a Book’Book’

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STEPS IN INTERPRETATIONSTEPS IN INTERPRETATION

The exegetical taskThe exegetical task

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Douglas StuartDouglas Stuart

Old Testament Exegesis: A Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Primer for Students and

PastorsPastors, 3rd ed, 3rd ed

(Philadelphia: Westminster (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 2002)Press, 2002)

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1.TEXT1.TEXT

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2. TRANSLATION2. TRANSLATION

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B. Continually revise.B. Continually revise.

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3. HISTORICAL CONTEXT3. HISTORICAL CONTEXT

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4. LITERARY CONTEXT4. LITERARY CONTEXT

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6. STRUCTURE6. STRUCTURE

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7. GRAMMATICAL DATA7. GRAMMATICAL DATA

A. Grammatical understanding of A. Grammatical understanding of all words/phrases/clauses.all words/phrases/clauses.

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8. LEXICAL DATA8. LEXICAL DATA

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9. BIBLICAL CONTEXT9. BIBLICAL CONTEXT

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Scripture.Scripture.

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10. THEOLOGY10. THEOLOGY

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11. SECONDARY 11. SECONDARY LITERATURELITERATURE

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12. APPLICATION12. APPLICATION

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12. APPLICATION (cont.)12. APPLICATION (cont.)

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