Assignment task:
Review: Scripture as Communication - Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics by Jeannine K. Brown
The student is to prepare 3 brief exegetical/interpretive reports on individual biblical texts. The texts are to be drawn from the Pentateuch. The report will provide a 2-3 page bullet-point summary of the interpretive issues present in the text. Your observations should include but not be limited to the following: the important questions raised by the text, the steps one would take to interpret the text correctly, the relevance of the text to the life of the church and to the individual believer. You will also include a five entry preliminary bibliography listing books and articles helpful to the study of the text. Need Assignment Help?
Present a more comprehensive analysis of the text written in an essay form. Note that Jeannine K. Brown, Scripture as Communication provides, especially in Part 2, practical guidance for interpreting scripture.