Research the historical, social, cultural, and geographical (if relevant) contexts of the text that you have selected for the exegesis paper. Use your reference tools to answer the types of questions Gorman lists in Chapter 4

Step 1: Gather at least three academic quality reference books (print or e-book format) dedicated to biblical study (e.g., Bible dictionary, Bible encyclopedia, Bible handbook, Old Testament or New Testament introduction, Bible Atlas, and/or Bible background commentary). If available to you, the following resources will prove very useful for this assignment: The Baker Illustrated Bible … Read more

Research the historical, social, cultural, and geographical (if relevant) contexts of the text that you have selected for the exegesis paper. Use your reference tools to answer the types of questions Gorman lists in Chapter 4

Step 1: Gather at least three academic quality reference books (print or e-book format) dedicated to biblical study (e.g., Bible dictionary, Bible encyclopedia, Bible handbook, Old Testament or New Testament introduction, Bible Atlas, and/or Bible background commentary). If available to you, the following resources will prove very useful for this assignment: The Baker Illustrated Bible … Read more

Devotion and Finding Passages in the Bible-Explain what a devotion is and how to find a passage of Scripture in the Holy Bible.

Getting Start As a faith-based university, IWU works to integrate principles and passages from the Holy Bible, throughout our curriculum. To that end, you will often find that one of your assignments for the week is a “devotion”. We define a devotion as a time to think about and reflect on a spiritual concept, passage … Read more