The Pastor and Exegesis.

THE PASTORAL EXEGETE IS ‘UNDER THE WORD’

THE PROBLEM OF THE ‘HIDDEN AGENDA’

THE PASTOR–EXEGETE’S PRESUPPOSITIONS

THE PASTOR AT HIS EXEGETICAL TASK

‘Pray Prepare, Ponder. Present .’

The Biblical Passage

Principles of Exegesis

(i) Context

(ii) Literary Form

• Socio–Cultural Background
• Theological Purpose

THE EXEGETE’S TOOLS

THE SELECTION OF THE PREACHING TEXT

A FINAL WORD (OF ENCOURAGEMENT!)

The Pastor and Exposition

DEFINITION OF EXPOSITION

THE PASTOR’S EXPERIENCE A PREREQUISITE

FOR EXPOSITION

THE PURPOSE OF EXPOSITION

THE PROBLEM OF ‘PREACHING METHODOLOGY’

FROM ‘EXEGESIS’ TO ‘EXPOSITION’

THE OUTLINE OF THE SERMON

• Thesis
• Introduction
• The Body or Substance
• Conclusion

PROBLEMS ALONG THE WAY

• Illustrations
• Application, and ‘is this relevant’?
• Who are the Hearers?
• What About Response?

PROHIBITED AREAS!

• Anthropological Focus
• Psychologizing
• Spiritualizing
• Moralizing
• Typologizing
• The Dried Fruit Tree’

A FINAL WORD

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