Exegesis Paper
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Alexis York-Hawkins
Dr. Casteel
The Emergence to Christianity
8 February 2015
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Literary Criticisms
3. Theological Analysis
4. Conclusion
5. Work Cited Page
Introduction Matthew 6:9-13 is The Lord’s prayer. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one.” This passage is the one I chose for my exegesis paper because
Literary Criticisms
A. Context: In the beginning of chapter 6 in the Gospel of Matthew, The Lord speaks of performing good deeds in secret and not seeking praise for it. Towards the end of the chapter The Lord speaks of forgiving others for their transgressions. You must forgive others as The Lord forgave us for our sins. This all correlates with the teaching of the Lord’s Prayer. The Lord is teaching the readers to live a humble lifestyle that he would want us to live. By Him telling us to perform The Lord’s prayer in private and telling us to forgive in the prayer itself, are signs of humility.
B. Form Criticism: The literary form being presented in Matthew 6:9-13 is List and Law because The Lord is commanding the reader on how to perform The Lord’s Prayer. In sequence, he tells the reader where to perform the prayer, how to speak the prayer, and verbatim how to say the prayer. There are multiple prayers throughout the Bible that are used. For example Luke 11:2-4 “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.”
C. Structure: .
D. Redaction Criticism: There are many different versions of the Bible so I would say yes it has been through an editorial process. Many words have been changed to help people understand the verses. For
Alexis York-Hawkins
Dr. Casteel
The Emergence to Christianity
8 February 2015
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Literary Criticisms
3. Theological Analysis
4. Conclusion
5. Work Cited Page
Introduction Matthew 6:9-13 is The Lord’s prayer. “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one.” This passage is the one I chose for my exegesis paper because
Literary Criticisms
A. Context: In the beginning of chapter 6 in the Gospel of Matthew, The Lord speaks of performing good deeds in secret and not seeking praise for it. Towards the end of the chapter The Lord speaks of forgiving others for their transgressions. You must forgive others as The Lord forgave us for our sins. This all correlates with the teaching of the Lord’s Prayer. The Lord is teaching the readers to live a humble lifestyle that he would want us to live. By Him telling us to perform The Lord’s prayer in private and telling us to forgive in the prayer itself, are signs of humility.
B. Form Criticism: The literary form being presented in Matthew 6:9-13 is List and Law because The Lord is commanding the reader on how to perform The Lord’s Prayer. In sequence, he tells the reader where to perform the prayer, how to speak the prayer, and verbatim how to say the prayer. There are multiple prayers throughout the Bible that are used. For example Luke 11:2-4 “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.”
C. Structure: .
D. Redaction Criticism: There are many different versions of the Bible so I would say yes it has been through an editorial process. Many words have been changed to help people understand the verses. For
Cited: Page 1. "Matthew, Mark, and Luke." New American Bible: Including the Revised Psalms and the Revised New Testament. New York: American Bible Society, 2002. N. pag. Print