How to Understand and Apply the New Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology by Andrew David Naselli

CONTENTS

List of Figures   ix

Analytical Outline   xi

Foreword by D. A. Carson   xxiii

Preface   xxv

Acknowledgments   xxvii

Abbreviations   xxix

Introduction   1

1. Genre
Establish Guidelines for Interpreting a Passage’s Style of Literature   15
2. Textual Criticism
Establish the Original Wording   36
3. Translation
Compare Translations   50
4. Greek Grammar
Understand How Sentences Communicate by Words, Phrases, and Clauses   82
5. Argument Diagram
Trace the Logical Argument by Arcing, Bracketing, or Phrasing   121
6. Historical-Cultural Context
Understand the Situation in Which the Author Composed the Literature and AnyHistorical-Cultural Details That the Author Mentions or Probably Assumes   162
7. Literary Context
Understand the Role That a Passage Plays in Its Whole Book   188
8. Word Studies
Unpack Key Words, Phrases, and Concepts   206
9. Biblical Theology
Study How the Whole Bible Progresses, Integrates, and Climaxes in Christ   230
10. Historical Theology
Survey and Evaluate How Significant Exegetes and Theologians Have Understood the Bible and Theology   264
11. Systematic Theology
Discern How a Passage Theologically Coheres with the Whole Bible   283
12. Practical Theology
Apply the Text to Yourself, the Church, and the World   309

 

Conclusion – Look at the Book!   332

Appendix A – Why You Should Organize Your Personal Theological Library and a Way How   335

Appendix B – Why and How to Memorize an Entire New Testament Book   338

Glossary   343

Selected Bibliography   351

Index of Scripture   367

Index of Subjects and Names   373