Assignment task: Write contextual analysis for Luke 13:10-17
Contextual Analysis Instructions
This week consider and write on the historical, sociopolitical, and cultural contexts of the passage that you have selected to study for this course Luke 13:10-17 . Though textbook, Elements of Biblical Exegesis, include literary and rhetorical contexts under the contextual analysis. In contextual analysis, will primarily research the historical background of your text.
1. Write the Contextual Analysis for Exegesis paper
2. What does the book state about the author? Who is the author? If the author is not identified, are there statements which might imply the identity of the author, or which might reveal any other information concerning the author?
3. Who are the recipients of the message? Where do they live? What is their relationship to the author? What is their spiritual condition? Note any customs, places, persons or events mentioned in the passage or surrounding material.
4. When was the passage written, and what occasion prompted it?
5. What is the purpose of the book? Are there any explicit or implicit statements of purpose?