Exegesis of Chapter 12 (originally written as a chapter for a book on preaching) Every year on the Thursday before Easter in Holy Week, this passage from Exodus (12:1-14) arrives in the lectionary recalling that the last supper that Jesus shared with his disciples was a Passover feast (at least in the synoptics). At first […]
July 27, 2011
Exegesis of Genesis 4:3-5 The verses discussed in this paper are set in the context of what is known as the “Cain and Abel Story,” Gen 4:1-16. This account of the second generation is concerned with how humankind will relate to God now that they are out of the garden, now that they are […]
July 26, 2011
Welcome to the site for the Course of Study Classes taught by Martha Myre. These include Hebrew Bible 211(now 221), Hebrew Bible 421 and New Testament 311. You will find here syllabi, handouts from class, videos from class and various resources such as samples of exegesis papers. Feel free to comment or question. If you […]
July 26, 2011
Guidelines for Exegesis 1. Read the assigned text in several versions of the Bible from the following list: New International Version (NIV) American Standard Version (ASV) New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) New English Bible (NEB) Common English Bible (CEB) TANAKH (the English version of the Hebrew Bible published by the Jewish […]
July 29, 2011
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