First Steps: Observation

Observation is the first and most important step in exegesis.
Here is a great website about observation.
http://www.preceptaustin.org/observation.htm

Here is an excellent site on OT Exegesis by Allen P. Ross
http://www.christianleadershipcenter.org/dvot616main.htm

Presuppositions & Hermeneutics

Post thoughts/replies here to the paper I e-mailed you.

Presuppositions & OT Exegesis

A presupposition is a supposition or belief made prior to having knowledge.
If I say, "I saw a man with two heads." That presupposes that a man with two heads exists.

We all have presuppositions. When we come to read the Bible there are ideas already in our minds that influence how we interpret what we read.

Q1: What are some presuppositions you have about the Old Testament?

Q2: How do you think these effect how you read and study the Old Testament?

BIB 503 - OT Exegesis

Here is a link to my books on Google that has several of the texts for this course
http://books.google.com/books?uid=2081150606813606020

We will be using this page for blog discussions.