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Many Bible students, even some who are familiar with proper principles of Biblical interpretation, do not have a method of exegesis. That is, do not know where or how to begin at the task of analyzing a passage for study or ministry.

Other Bible students, even some who knows the original languages, know only a method which takes hours upon hours to analyze a passage. Everything in their procedure must be done in the deepest technical fashion, which could, in many instances, be an inexhaustible task.

In this present brief work, Dr. Belcher gives not only a step-by-step method of exegesis, but he also gives two methods--a major and a minor exegetical method. The major method is the approach which labors for hours to completely analyze a passage in its meaning. The minor method sets forth the shortcuts for a strong analysis of the passage, but not an exhaustive one. The minor method will be welcomed by the Bible student or pastor who needs solid content for their week by week task of handling the Word of God, but yet must learn some shortcuts due to extensive time demands.

Many Bible students have learned a method of doing a Greek word study. But few of those methods actually show a person how to do a word study from the important first-hand sources of Bible days, that is, the sources from the Hellenistic and Classical periods, the patristic fathers, etc., as well as the Biblical sources.

This present work presents not only a step-by-step manual on how to do a Greek word study, but also lists what reference works are to be used in tracing those sources.

When the student finishes learning this method, he will not have to take the word of others concerning the meaning of a Greek word, but he will be able to make his own determination, as well as judge the conclusions of others concerning their statements about the meaning of Greek words.

The thought of doing their own work of textual criticism in the Greek New Testament for many Greek students is to approach a maze of hopelessness and impossibility. They have seen statements here and there in various books of the principles of textual criticism, but have never found a simple manual, which not only gives the principles, but also gives a step-by-step discussion on how to accomplish the task.

This present work gives the student a simple explanation of the work of textual criticism, and also a step-by-step discussion of how to do it. The author first identifies the sources of New Testament textual criticism. Second, he discusses the categories or families of the New Testament manuscripts. Third, he presents the classes of scribal errors that one must be aware of if he is to do textual criticism. Fourth, he gives the principles for the practice of textual criticism. Fifth, he gives a simple explanation of how to apply the principles of New Testament textual criticism and actually do the work of textual criticism. Finally, he shows the student how to synthesize the material and draw final conclusions.

Though textual criticism may not be the work of a pastor or Bible student week by week, the author argues that it is another weapon in the arsenal of the Christian which can be very useful at times in the task of witnessing and doing the work of the ministry.

Many non Greek students would love to be able to study the New Testament deeper by looking at the original Greek with some understanding of the meanings and grammar. This work will allow laymen and pastors to use the Greek New Testament in a matter of a few hours without having to memorize all the Greek forms. Also, this work is the first step to acquiring an expertise in using the Greek for personal encouragement and the building of lessons and sermons.

This is step two to using the Greek New Testament as it provides a quick and easy method to build sermon or Bible study outlines rich with content and application. For the busy pastor this tool can decrease numerous hours of study which don't produce potent messages into a much more useful and knowledgeable presentation in a third of the time. Even the most difficult passages yield rich nuggets of Bible truth essential for any successful ministry and victorious Christian life.