by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
Is the study of the task of preparing and delivering sermons. While homiletical technique must never be used as a substitute for the power of the Holy Spirit, the two are by no means mutually exclusive. Kept in proper perspective, the study of homiletics helps...
by admin | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
While Exegesis deals with the task of understanding what a text meant in its original context, hermeneutics deals with what those texts mean to us today. However, it is important to note that this is not the only definition in use today. Some authors use the term...
by admin | Aug 24, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
Coming from the Greek word exēgeomai, which means to lead or draw out, exegesis is the art and science of drawing out the original intended meaning of a text. We cannot understand what a particular Scripture means for us today if we have not first taken the time to...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
This quiz is based on the last few months of un•jar•gon•ed. If you get a question wrong, take the time to go back and read the article linked to each quiz question. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop me a line at info@bibledirectionforlife.com....
by admin | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
A lexicon is simply another name for a dictionary. Both “lexicon” and “dictionary” came into English from Latin and both of them mean essentially the same thing. “Dictionary” was native to Latin—“lexicon” came from the Greek into Latin before being imported into...
by admin | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
The language of Biblical Studies can be complex. Yet though words like lexicon and exegesis, synoptic and syntax may sound foreign at first, the realities they refer to are of vital interest to anyone who is interested in the serious study of Scripture. Over the next...
