07.09.08
Exegetical Diagramming
I received an e-mail this morning from a reader asking how I came about my method for exegetical diagramming of scripture passages. I used this method when I preached on Foolish Things a few months ago (see 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Exegetical Diagram). In case any other readers are curious as to my method, the following is my response:
My approach is a bit of a hybrid between methods I learned in hermeneutics class, books, and my own personal methods.
In hermeneutics, we used a book called “How to Read the Bible For All Its Worth” by Fee and Stuart which does a good job of discussing issues of the context, history and genre of each text. The specific structural method comes from chapter 2, section 1 of “New Testament Exegesis” by Gordon Fee (same Fee who co-wrote the previous book). The highlighting, circling and lines are simply personal inventions of my own taken from my experiences with things like the Inductive Study Bible and simply being creative with thinking through how to bring out authorial intent in my diagramming.
If you find this method useful in your study of the Word, let me know!
