Exegetical Steps Five and Six

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Exegetical Steps Five and Six

• Grammatical Analysis and
• Provisional Outline

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Exegetical Step 5- Grammatical Analysis

• Purpose to chart the passage in an effort to
  aid the exegete in outlining and noticing textual
  patterns
• Various Charting methods
• Sentence diagram (Logos)
• Arcing- www.biblearc.com
• Paragraph Charting (Word/ Jude1)

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The Value of Paragraph Charting

• It is fast
• It allows the entire paragraph to be seen on only
  a few pages
• It enables one to see important repetitions

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Exegetical Step 5- Grammatical Analysis

• Make a grammatical chart of your passage
• Simply draw three lines on a sheet of paper
• Note especially the main, sub-clauses, and
  prepositional phrases
• Analyze the syntax of the passage

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Exegetical Step 6- Provisional Outline

• Purpose to analyze the structure and draw
  insights from that structure
• Steps (slightly different from Guthrie)
• 1. Look at the Chart carefully
• 2. Look for repeated words, phrases, grammatical
  devices, etc.
• 3. Make a provisional outline of the passage

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1. Look at the Chart

• Notice the main verbs
• Notice the prepositional phrases
• Notice the connecting devices

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2. Look for stylistic devices

• Repeated words or phrases
• Transition devices
• Parallelism
• Figures of speech

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Make a provisional outline

• This is not a sermon outline
• This should reflect the overall text, not just
  one element
• This should make use of the chart and stylistic
  devices if possible
• This should give you an overview of the passage