ISOM - LIC 205 - Intro to Homiletics || Answered Perfectly 100%.
How does McDill define skills development? correct answers Skills development then, is the
gradual growth in one's proficiency in a particular craft. Skills development focuses on the
practical application of the knowledge in a given field.
As applied to preaching, what has 'expository preaching' come to mean? correct answers
authentic bible teaching
List the SEVEN qualities of authentic expository preaching correct answers . discover the text
writer's intended theological meaning in the selected text
b. let the text speak again through the sermon with the same theological message
c. discovers the meaning of the text through a careful exegetical analysis of the text in all its
particulars
d. careful consideration of the contexts in which the text was originally written
e. organized with due consideration to the structure and genre of the selected passage
f. seek to influence the audience through the use of the rhetorical elements common to
persuasion
g.aims for a response of faith and obedience to the biblical truth on the part of the audience
List the TWO types of Bible study listed by McDill correct answers a. inductive
b. deductive
What are the differences in the TWO types of Bible study? correct answers a. Deductive: begins
with the assertions of truth and moves to the particulars that might express such truths.
b.Inductive: examining the particulars in order to come to conclusions about you there and what
it means
List the SEVEN advantages for inductive Bible study described by McDill? correct answers a.
you can get to work whether you are particularly inspired or not
b. the preacher is a first-hand user of the primary documents, the Scriptures
, c. As a result of beginning with the text itself, the preacher is less dependent on the
interpretations of others.
d. allows the preacher to be more receptive to the Holy Spirit
e. means we have more enthusiasm for truths we have discovered ourselves
f. makes the preacher more creative in discerning the text's meaning
g. assures that the preacher is better prepared for every kind of preaching
What is the definition of a structural diagram AND what is its purpose? correct answers a phrase-
by-phrase chart of the text in the exact word order of the translation you use. Its purpose is to
show in graphic form the relationship of various ideas in the text
What are the FIVE steps in analyzing a narrative text? correct answers a. plot the scenes
b. trace the plot of the story
c. Characters
d. dialogue
e. setting
According to the text, what SIX factors are involved in strengthening your power of observation?
correct answers a. one's motivation
b. eye for the detail
c. curiosity
d. willingness to suspend judgment
e. a ruthless realism of the facts
f. knowing what to look for
When working from the structural diagram, what are TWO perspectives that observations of the
text follow? DEFINE EACH. correct answers a. panoramic approach, see the whole
b. microscopic approach, seeing the parts
How does McDill define skills development? correct answers Skills development then, is the
gradual growth in one's proficiency in a particular craft. Skills development focuses on the
practical application of the knowledge in a given field.
As applied to preaching, what has 'expository preaching' come to mean? correct answers
authentic bible teaching
List the SEVEN qualities of authentic expository preaching correct answers . discover the text
writer's intended theological meaning in the selected text
b. let the text speak again through the sermon with the same theological message
c. discovers the meaning of the text through a careful exegetical analysis of the text in all its
particulars
d. careful consideration of the contexts in which the text was originally written
e. organized with due consideration to the structure and genre of the selected passage
f. seek to influence the audience through the use of the rhetorical elements common to
persuasion
g.aims for a response of faith and obedience to the biblical truth on the part of the audience
List the TWO types of Bible study listed by McDill correct answers a. inductive
b. deductive
What are the differences in the TWO types of Bible study? correct answers a. Deductive: begins
with the assertions of truth and moves to the particulars that might express such truths.
b.Inductive: examining the particulars in order to come to conclusions about you there and what
it means
List the SEVEN advantages for inductive Bible study described by McDill? correct answers a.
you can get to work whether you are particularly inspired or not
b. the preacher is a first-hand user of the primary documents, the Scriptures
, c. As a result of beginning with the text itself, the preacher is less dependent on the
interpretations of others.
d. allows the preacher to be more receptive to the Holy Spirit
e. means we have more enthusiasm for truths we have discovered ourselves
f. makes the preacher more creative in discerning the text's meaning
g. assures that the preacher is better prepared for every kind of preaching
What is the definition of a structural diagram AND what is its purpose? correct answers a phrase-
by-phrase chart of the text in the exact word order of the translation you use. Its purpose is to
show in graphic form the relationship of various ideas in the text
What are the FIVE steps in analyzing a narrative text? correct answers a. plot the scenes
b. trace the plot of the story
c. Characters
d. dialogue
e. setting
According to the text, what SIX factors are involved in strengthening your power of observation?
correct answers a. one's motivation
b. eye for the detail
c. curiosity
d. willingness to suspend judgment
e. a ruthless realism of the facts
f. knowing what to look for
When working from the structural diagram, what are TWO perspectives that observations of the
text follow? DEFINE EACH. correct answers a. panoramic approach, see the whole
b. microscopic approach, seeing the parts
