Context includes the circumstances and conditions which "surround" an event (see awareness). Within specific academic disciplines, it has the following meanings:

• In archaeology, the context (physical location) of a discovery can be of major significance. See Stratification. More precisely, an archaeological context is an event in time which has been preserved in the archaeological record. The cutting of a pit or ditch in the past is a context, whilst the material filling it will be another. Multiple fills, seen as layers in archaeological section would mean multiple contexts. Structural features, natural deposits and inhumations are also contexts. By separating a site into these basic, discrete units, archaeologists are able to create a chronology for activity on a site and describe and interpret it.
• In communications and linguistics, context is the meaning of a message (such as a sentence), its relationship to other parts of the message (such as a book), the environment in which the communication occurred, and any perceptions which may be associated with the communication.

In computer science, context is the circumstances under which a device is being used, e.g. the current occupation of the user. (see also context awareness)

• Under Biblical Studies , context indicates the harmonious relationship of the scripture verse(s) or potion of text under study following after the rule of the “text within the context”. It should abide by a scriptural sense of bearing a close relationship with the immediate passage when trying to determine the meaning of the scriptures. The context of scriptures also should follows the aim and purpose as observed by the original writer with a view toward imparting scriptural truth to the actual audience.

[edit] in context, the "church"

Many theologians and believers will be shocked when we try to figure out what exactly is the context when the Lord Jesus made mention of the word "church". well..is he the "Lord of the Church" worshipped and adored among all believers at all times since the establishment of the real "church" after his times ( ministry among the early disciples with his walk and talk), did he himeself was aware of such an universal gathering who will be engaged in the services to Him as their "God" who is the Lord and Savior of all who came to him in faith?

What really did he meant when referring to his followers: was he himself aware of them as a "universal" church?

Did the gospel writers (esp. John) superimposed his own intention and meanings when he penned those early words in the meanings of that term "church" or was it a matter that he himself believed that Jesus meant "his followers" to be be will be that universal church? If we see the writers of the three earlier gospels there is an absence of the use of such terms as "church" (only it was superimposed by later gospels copyists), except in the books of the Acts of the Apostles and in the Pauline epistles!

see contextualization

< Context The following pages link to here:

• Contextualization
• Exegesis
• Chapa buay
• Meaning of life
• Plain and clear reasons and arguments
• Talk:Endowments
• Gifts
• God
• Time
• Doubt
• God's will
• Homosexuality

Charles Darwin hAS CLASSIFY homo sapiens as under homo context.However, he probably meant something else, nut smarter ppl later in our postmodern world quietly change the homo into gay! He's probably a rolling around to ask "What?" U mean he does not know waht's homoSexual_ah? Yes loR! It's moronic he said!