Exegetical expertise is necessary to appropriately investigate the meaning of source texts, help teams grow in their ability to carry out exegesis, and support them in making accurate translations
Here are some resource suggestions to help your mentees grow in their exegetical skills:
1. Books about exegesis
These are some recommended books on exegesis:
- Carson, D. A., 1996. Exegetical fallacies. Baker Books.
- Fee, Gordon D. 2002. New Testament exegesis: A handbook for students and pastors. Westminster John Knox Press.
- Silva, Moisés. 1994. Biblical words and their meaning: an introduction to lexical semantics. Zondervan.
- Stuart, Douglas. 2009. Old Testament exegesis: a handbook for students and pastors. Westminster John Knox Press.
Tip: Choose one of these books to read in a study group with other colleagues and discuss together what you learn from each chapter.
2. Video resources about exegesis
These are some recommended videos and channels about exegesis:
- What is exegesis? video from the Pitts Theological Library
- Online course by Mark Strauss on Biblical Hermeneutics and Exegesis from BiblicalTraining.org.
- Psalms: Layer-by-layer has exegetical resources and methods for working with Hebrew poetry, and the Psalms in particular.
- Biblical Mastery Academy has lots of resources to help with exegesis, including this video on what exegesis is.
3. Other exegetical resources
- Key Terms of the Old Testament (KTOT, available in Paratext and Translators Workplace)
- FIA Exegetical Resources from SRV Partners: resources to familiarise yourself with and then internalise different Bible passages through a six-step method. Available in multiple languages in the Bible Well.
Further resources that might interest you
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