STUDYING A BIOGRAPHY People are important for many reasons. One of them being; anyone can make a difference. You will want to study the people in the Bible for the differences they made in their time, and the difference they can make in your life. The following people made a significant difference: The Woman Who […]
Recap: context, clarity, scripture interprete Let the Clear scripture interpret the Obscure scripture Not everything in the Bible is equally clear. Some texts are stated clearer than others and some texts are downright obscure. the Bible contains many different genres or types of literature.( literary, history/narrative, letters, poems, songs, prophetic) Some types of literature are better
PRINCIPLES FOR A PRODUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY Hey everyone, it’s a great honor to be here again, on the show dedicated to helping you grow Spiritually 20 minutes at a time Recap: Why Study Bible, Benefits, Gaps, Bible Tools; concordance, Variants opinions on Bible, Principles #1 the Context The Importance of Context the parts of a
BIBLE STUDY RESEARCH TOOLS Recap: Gaps of culture, history background, time, Language etc it is possible to do a basic manuscript study without these tools. However, with their aid new vistas of understanding emerge, subtle beauty is uncovered, and the weight of a text is more fully felt. Study Bibleècombination of Bible +helps e.g.
Recap: Bridging Gaps, book types Letters, poetry, history, repitiion etc. 1.BIBLE TRANSLATIONS => More light illumination, clarity, Bridge the Gaps of Language i.e. Hebrew/Greek to English, then to modern day english The gap between what we read in the Bible and what we face in our culture is wide enough without confronting the reader with
Recap Gaps Time, Culture, Geography, Read a book at a time PRINCIPLES TO UNDERSTAND There are repetition in the Bible (emphasis, new perspective) Matthew-King of the Jewsènew bel Mark-Servant/Servanthood/persecution èUnbel Did Luke-Son of Man (real human, sorrow, hungry, tired)èUnbel Said John-Son of God (Divinity)èOld Believers Parables of Jesus, repeated Chronicles vs Kings (originally one book)
SIZE The Bible is a Big Book;66;39 OT, 27 NT (Library of books, Biblia) 7,000 words, 1500 pages.Left behind Tim Lahaye & Jerry Jenkins We must read like a Library each book, and not eclectic; here and there THEMES The Bible books were written with a theme in mind. You must read with the theme in mind.Agatha
Biblical Meditation Jos 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. METHODS TO AVOID:
