Chapter 3 Summary for the Historic-Literary Hermeneutic pg 90

Steps of the Historical-Cultural and Contextual Analysis

• 1. Determine the general historical milieu of the writer and his audience
• Determine the general historical circumstances.
• Be aware of cultural circumstances and norms that add meaning to given actions.
• Discern the spiritual disposition of the audience.
• 2. Determine the purpose(s) the author had in writing the book.
• Note explicit statement or repeated phrases.
• Observe paraenetic or hortatory sections
• Observe issues that are omitted or emphasized
• 3. Understand how the passage fits into its immediate context.
• Identify the major blocks of material in the book and show how they fit into a coherent whole.
• Show how the passage fits into the fow of the author's argument.
• Determine the perspective that the author intends to communicate
• Distinguish between incidental details and the teaching focus of a passage.
• Identify the person or category of persons for whom the particular passage is intended.