Introduction (revised and expanded edition) -- Introduction (first edition) -- The task -- The text -- Survey (1st element) -- Contextual analysis (2nd element) -- Formal analysis (3rd element) -- Detailed analysis of the text (4th element) -- Synthesis (5th element) -- Reflection: Theological interpretation (6th element) -- Expansion and refinement of the exegesis (7th element) -- Exegesis and the exegete : errors to avoid, discoveries to make -- Resources for exegesis.