In this episode we...

• discuss how context informs the meaning of a passage:
  • Literary
    • What comes above and below your current passage?
    • How does this affect the author's argument?
  • Historic / Cultural
    • How does the specific culture at the specific time and place inform the meaning of your text?
  • Biblical
    • Does the passage quote or allude to any other portions of Scripture?
    • How would that passage have been understood by the original author?
    • Why is the author quoting it?