BS501: Book Survey – Matthew
Textbook
Bauer, David R. and Robert A. Traina. Inductive Bible
Study: A Comprehensive Guide to the
Practice of Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker
Academic, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-8010-2767-3
Instructions
Read through the Gospel of Matthew at least two to three
times at one sitting. Then, follow the
general procedure for IBS as presented in the textbook (pp. 79-142)
to complete a Book Survey of Matthew using the following as an outline for developing
the survey. 6 pages in length.
1) Identify the General and the Specific Materials of
Matthew, giving a brief and unique title
to each chapter.
2) Locate and identify the main units and sub-units of the
book and specify the Major
Structural Relationships (MSRs) at work in Matthew (those
that control at least 50% of the
book).
3) For each MSR identified, ask a few interpretive questions
including definitional, rational,
and implicational questions.
4) Identify and note the key verses and strategic areas that
provide insight into the MSRs
previously identified.
5) From the text alone, note data which inform the higher
critical areas such as implied
author, implied recipients, place and circumstances of
Matthew, unity of the book, etc.
6) Note other major impressions relating to the book as a
whole.
Attached are templates for how to formal the paper along with citing the sources.
Due Date: Saturday, June 22
