Jennifer GrishamHave you heard people say, “I didn’t learn that in seminary”? Sure, there can be gaps between what you learn in seminary and how you plan to use your studies. (As wide as the gap between translating James from Greek and teaching it to seventh...
Karen EngleExplore the answer to the question, “What is exegesis?" and how it can help you grow in your relationship with God.
Mary JahnkePeople have been asking, “Which Bible commentary is best?” for as long as anyone can remember. Learn what an exegetical commentary is—and seven exceptional selections.
Mark WardI was at Costco getting gas. The guy across from me had a tattoo that caught my eye—it was ancient Greek: ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ. And suddenly, the meaning of a famous saying of Jesus became clear in my mind. This kind of thing happens to me. It’s why I go to...
Andy NaselliOne of the few framed items in my school office features the words of Ezra 7:10: “For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.” The pattern has three steps: Study the word...
One fine South Carolina day my little family was driving down the road listening to the radio, and on came “Rudy Mancke’s Nature Notes,” a delightful little minute-long feature by a local naturalist who talks about flora and fauna in the Palmetto...
You do and you don’t need Hebrew to understand the Old Testament. You don’t, because the Bible has already been translated into English. You do, because there are different levels of understanding: There’s your certified mechanic and your weekend...
Taylor BlomquistBuilding a library that suits your needs as a Reformed pastor, layman, scholar, or academic can be cumbersome and expensive. Even if you can afford the best commentaries available, there are so many great resources you may not know where to start...
Rick BrannanMost guides to exegesis include an important step in pursuing the exegesis of a given passage: establishing the text. This is the exegetical step where textual variation is taken into account, and one notes and weighs the variations in a passage to...
Good exegesis starts with the text. But it doesn’t end there. You rightly examine lexicons, commentaries, and all sorts of other references as you wrestle with a text. But what did the ancients say about the text you’re wrestling with? How was this...
David DavidsonToday’s post is built around content from Michael Allen, coordinator of the theological exegesis track and D. James Kennedy Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Knox Theological Seminary. * * * Knox Theological Seminary is proud to...
Jeffrey KranzWhen it comes to studying the Bible, I always want to go deeper. My problem: I’m no Greek or Hebrew scholar. That’s one of the reasons I get so excited every time I open Logos 5. So much original language research is done for me, I can instantly...
“Exegesis” sounds like a technical and abstract idea, but at its core, it’s quite simple. Exegesis is drawing meaning from what the Scripture says. Exegesis is going to the Bible to understand what it meant when it was written, and letting the...
Brandon RappuhnIt’s true. This collection is unlike our other interpretation collections. Most collections on Bible interpretation, hermeneutics, or theological interpretation guide the reader into producing his or her own informed interpretation of biblical...
Jayson D. BradleyOne of my favorite Bible teachers encouraged us to "study wide and then narrow our focus." Understanding the big picture is key to good exegesis. It protects us from falling into the trap of interpreting verses before appreciating the context of the...
If you’re interested in the preaching and exegesis of the Fathers of the Church, there are three important collections available for pre-order that you should know about. The Works of St. Cyril of Alexandria makes an excellent complement to the...
Cliff KvidahlLogos recently put the Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament (BHGNT) on Pre-Pub, and I can't overemphasize how awesome and useful this series is! You may come across a difficult grammatical construction or syntactical anomaly in the Greek text...
The Bible can be a difficult book to interpret. Churches split over the interpretation of controversial texts, and many Bible readers feel bewildered about tough passages of Scripture. To help clarify and outline various methods of exegesis and...