Comment
The task of Old Testament exegesis is explained as a thorough, analytical study of a biblical passage. The use of and preference for specific exegetical methods depends on given hermeneutic starting point. Hermeneutics is, therefore, explained as the theory of understanding. According to Oeming's useful diagram, the interpretation can start 1) with the author and his world; 2) with the world of the text; 3) with the reader and his context; 4) with the thing to which the text refers.
Further are introduced seven perspectives in the process of Old Testament exegesis, which provide a guide in the exegetical process for the students.
