
How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 8–Historical Context
By considering a passage’s historical context, we are asking, “Where does this passage fit in space and time, and how do these data points inform the reading of our passage?”

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 7–Word and Concept Studies
This post will overview the key tools, principles, and process for doing word and concept studies in the Old Testament for those without knowledge of Hebrew.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 6–Argument Tracing
“Argument-tracing” is step 6 in understanding and apply the Old Testament. Perhaps more than any other step in the exegetical process, this one helps us grasp a passage’s message. In this post, I will show how to trace the argument of a passage by using an argument-diagram.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 5–Clause and Text Grammar
With step 5 of the interpretive process we move from “Text” to “Observation,” and we consider a series of issues related to how a passage is communicated. Our initial goal is to assess the makeup and relationship of words, phrases, clauses, and larger text units. In short, we need to study grammar. According to His […]

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 4–Translation
Whether you know the biblical languages or not, several good English translations will serve you well in studying the Bible and teaching.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 3—Text Criticism
Just as an alert reader can understand a book that has typographical errors in it, so too God’s word is able to speak for itself despite the scribes’ minor corruptions.

Q&A with Dr. Jason DeRouchie on Biblical Theology
An interview with Dr. Jason DeRouchie on his new publication, 40 Questions About Biblical Theology.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 2—Literary Units and Text Hierarchy
After genre, the next step in your exegesis is to determine the limits of the passage that you are studying.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 1—Genre
A blog series helping Christians interpret the Old Testament.

How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Introduction
A blog series helping Christians interpret the Old Testament.