Words and their meaning are vital in preaching. “The essence of effective preaching is the ability to simplify without becoming simplistic. This requires understanding of a deep and profound level” (Black 22). It is important to study biblical languages as a student of the bible because biblical language is sacred and being able to understand, discloses the interpretation of a given text and assists in properly making a judgement in reference to the text. It is vital that when reading a particular text, one is able to understand what they are reading. When someone do not understand what they are reading, they cannot fully comprehend the text. In relation to the preaching, not being able to comprehend a particular part of the text can take away …show more content…
All of which are important in preparing a sermon. In order to prepare a sermon, one must first get an understanding of the text in which their preaching from. When surveying the historical context, one must be able to understand the text in its original time period of what it meant during the time it was written. When one exegete a text and are able to understand particularity what the words mean, it enables them the ability to answer, “What did it mean?” Black states that we do not begin exegesis by asking, “What does this text mean?” But, instead, we should ask, “What did it mean?” (Black 65). This is also vital in being able to understand words and their meaning when preparing to preach. The individual are then able to lay the foundation of their …show more content…
It is vital to know of any textual issues, so that they too can be address when preaching. Seeking to understand the flow of the author’s main point and how everything within the text are related is one way to resolve and address any significant issues. One thing not to do when preaching is to one fail to consider the context of scripture through exploration of its original language and so proper exegesis is not obtained which is known as eisegesis. To avoid eisegesis, it is fundamental to avoid construing a text or portions of a text in such a way that the process acquaint with one's attained assumptions and schemas. “Poor theology births, poor interpretations” (Professor Dr. Hardy: Lecture