Ideas for future development

[dbielby]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if one could have an integrated exegetical guide (customizeable) based on Gordon Fee's steps for NT Exegesis and the companion volume for OT Exegesis. Below is my own guide that is modified from Fee's. I think a sort of project manager module that helps a person keep track of what they are doing could be developed...with customizeable links to places either on the net or within your own pc would be awesome.

Then the next step could be to develop a collaborative feature for pastors who want to work on the same passage together but may not live near each other...perhaps online exegetical guide with a popular word processor such as MS Word or whatever.

I. Getting Started-Monday (up to 1 hour and 20 minutes)



__ 1.1 Read the larger context

__ 1.2 Read the passage repeatedly.

__ 1.2.1 Start a sermon use list of ideas from the readings

__ 1.2.2 ESV

__ 1.2.3 NAU

__ 1.2.4 NET

__ 1.2.5 NIV

__ 1.2.6 NJB

__ 1.2.7 NLT

__ 1.2.8 NRS

__ 1.2.9 MSG

__ 1.2.10 NEB

__ 1.3 Make your own translation. (For those working in English go to A)

__ 1.3.1 Drill on Greek Words for the passage before starting translation

__ 1.3.2 Use Zerwick Grammatical Analysis & Biblical Illustrations

__ 1.3.3 Check AT Robertson’s Word Pictures

__ 1.3.4 Make a provisional translation

__ 1.4 Compile a list of translational alternatives.

__ 1.5 Analyze the structure.



II. Matters of Content-Monday (Allow approximately 2 hours)



__ 2.1 Check for significant textual issues.

__ 2.2 Note any unusual grammar (ambiguous or otherwise)

__ 2.2.1 Consult Zerwick’s “A Grammatical Analysis of GNT”

__ 2.2.2 Consult A.T. Robertson’s “A Grammar of the GNT”

__ 2.2.3 Consult Blass/Debrunner & Funks “A Greek Grammar of the NT”

__ 2.2.4 Consult Wallace’s “Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics”

__ 2.2.5 Run questions & ideas past B-Greek list

__ 2.3 Make a list of key terms.

__ 2.4 Do a mini word study for any crucial terms. +

__ 2.4.1 Search on root form in BW 6.0

__ 2.4.2 Search Apostolic Fathers for uses of word

__ 2.4.3 Consult Spicq’s “Theological Lexicon of the NT”

__ 2.4.4 Consult Kittel’s “Theological Dictionary of the NT”

__ 2.4.5 Consult b-Greek website for added insight on any words.



__ 2.5 Investigate important historical-cultural matters.

__ 2.5.1 Check Finegan’s “NT Archeology” Scripture index

__ 2.5.2 Check Finegan’s “Light from the Ancient Past” indexes

__ 2.5.3 Check Wight’s “Manners & Customs of Bible Lands” index



III. Contextual Questions Tuesday (Allow approximately 15 minutes)

__ 3.1 Examine the historical context.

__ 3.2 Examine the literary context.

Gospels

__ 3.1 Identify the form.

__ 3.2 Use a synopsis

__ 3.3 Investigate possible life settings where appropriate

__ 3.3.1 Check Edersheim’s “Life & Times of Jesus” index

__ 3.4 Describe the present arrangement or adaptation.



IV. Secondary Literature Tuesday (Allow approximately 2 hours)

__ 4.1 Consult at least three major commentaries for overviews & key issues

__ 4.2 Read other literature

__ 4.3 Listen to or read a couple sermons on the passage.



V. Biblical Theological Context Wednesday (Allow approximately 30 minutes)

__ 5.1 Analyze the passage’s relation to the rest of Scripture.

__ 5.1.1 Consult Grudems “Systematic Theology”

__ 5.1.2 Consult Strong’s “Systematic Theology”

__ 5.1.3 Consult Ladd’s New Testament Theology



__ 5.2 Analyze the passage’s use in, and relation to, theology.

__ 5.1.1 Consult “The Hard Sayings of the Bible” index for

issues this passage may help solve, address or raise



VI. Application Wednesday (Allow approximately 2 hours)

__ 6.1 List the life issues in the passage.

__ 6.2 Clarify the possible nature and area of application.

__ 6.3 Identify the audience and categories of application.

__ 6.4 Listen to other preachers on this text (two if possible)



VII. Spend Time in Reflection on the Text and in Prayer. Thursday (Allow 45 min.)



VIII. Begin with a Sense of Purpose. Friday (1 hour)

__ 8.1 Main Points from exegesis reviewed.

__ 8.2 Purpose identified. State your objective plainly.

__ 8.3 Connected cultural issues.

__ 8.4 Response sought from the people.

“Take cultural issues that your people are struggling with and address them

[Eric]

I appreciate the interface available through OLE in Bibleworks 6. I would like to see some additioanl functionality specifically with regards to being able to access the Copy Center from OLE. The purpose of this would be to create a toolbar for Word or other Word Processors to be able to copy references from the Copy Center without going back and forth between Bible Works and the Word Processor.

Thanks!

[moonryul]

I am using Bibleworks 6. The question has to do with
morphology search in WTM.

I tried entering a query in the form of LEMMA@CODE using the Command Line. When I
typed MSL@vq, the morphology menu for the
aspect of the verb popped up, and there is
no ? among the menu items, so I have to specify
a particular aspect or *. * means that I do not want
to specify anything after "vq".

Of course, I can specify each one of the nine "aspects", that is, perfect, imperfect, imperative, infinite construct,
infinite absolute, participle, passive participle, waw
consec imperfect, waw consec perfect.

But it seems silly to do that, because I often want to
search for verb instances regardless of the "aspect".

The problem is basically the same when I use the Morphology Assistant.

Moon Jung

[jakemccarty]

I'm not really sure I understand your question, but are you looking for something like "an imperfect function as a 'future durative' or an imperfect fuctioning as a 'present durative'". If this is what you mean, unfortunately, I don't think the WTM parsing will include this information as it is somewhat interpretational.

But nevertheless I do wish the WTM parsing included more information, especially as it relates to historical Hebrew grammar. After all, a preterite and an imperfect were different in Ugaritic--and Hebrew too.

[jdarlack]

...to create a toolbar for Word or other Word Processors to be able to copy references from the Copy Center without going back and forth between Bible Works and the Word Processor.

Hi Eric,

Are you aware that you can type Ctrl+Shift+B in Word and get a small copy dialog box, where you can define the range of verses & the versions that you would like to copy into BW?

It works like a charm.

[redpooba]

It would be really nice to have all the creeds and confessions on BW in order to quickly search through them.

[Joshua Luna]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if one could have an integrated exegetical guide (customizeable) based on Gordon Fee's steps for NT Exegesis and the companion volume for OT Exegesis. Below is my own guide that is modified from Fee's. I think a sort of project manager module that helps a person keep track of what they are doing could be developed...with customizeable links to places either on the net or within your own pc would be awesome.

This is a very cool idea!

One way to do this now, kind of sort of, would be to create a folder in your Bibleworks notes folder names "Exegetical Guides". Create a couple files like:

NT Exegesis
OT Exegesis
Exegesis Backup NT
Exegesis Backup OT

Now when you want to do some exegesis open the file, rename it through save as, and off you go.

But I would agree, having a panel or window you can open (and keep open) to keep record of where you are at and have little checkboxes next to each would be pretty spiffy!

Making the outline/checklists customizable would be the right way to go as each user could tailor the list to their own methods as well.

[jim.dvorak]

It would be nice if I could switch between fonts and not have to restart the software for the changes to take effect--esp. for exports fonts. Some publishers require SPIonic, I prefer to use Unicode (Cardo) with my Greek students, etc.

[jim.dvorak]

I like to use BW in my Greek classes to quickly search and display whatever forms we are learning (e.g. Aor, Impf, Pres, etc.) up on the projector. I have to change the font display size, then restart the software for it to take effect. Then when back in my office, I have to change it back and restart again. That wastes valuable time, especially because there are so many clicks involved. Being able to change font face and size from the toolbar (like most office software allows) w/o having to restart the program would be a super benefit!

[Soxfan23]

I like to use BW in my Greek classes to quickly search and display whatever forms we are learning (e.g. Aor, Impf, Pres, etc.) up on the projector. I have to change the font display size, then restart the software for it to take effect. Then when back in my office, I have to change it back and restart again. That wastes valuable time, especially because there are so many clicks involved. Being able to change font face and size from the toolbar (like most office software allows) w/o having to restart the program would be a super benefit!

Agreed. I have said this for quite some time now. For teaching purposes things should be made much easier. There is a "zoom" feature in the "notes" tab and an "increase text size" feature in the map module that functions like I wish the other windows would function in this regard. I wish not only the browse window fonts could be adjusted without restarting the program, but also all of the other windows as well (analysis, parallel, search, lexicon, etc.).