know its original meaning. Still, this book does not teach exegetical skills; it presupposes them. It does not perform exegesis or display the full process; it harvests the results. My decision to assume that readers possess exegetical arts and will use them to supplement my explanations does not mean I devalue those arts. By those arts, we move from the original meaning to the contemporary relevance of Scripture. If our quest for the relevance of Scripture leads us to leap to subjective questions