A Practical Guide To Studying The Bible

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CHAPTER 1: Start with the Right Translation       
  • Formal Equivalence   
  • Dynamic Equivalence
  • Translation Chart
CHAPTER 2: To Study Bible or Not To Study Bible?
CHAPTER 3: Know the Mechanics of the Book
  1. Some of That Stuff Was Added
  2. How To Use The Particular Bible You Have
  3. Italics
  4. Oblique or Indented OT Quotes
  5. Poetry vs. Contemporary Verse
    1. Parallelism (Chiasmus)
  6. Cross References – Let Scripture Interpret Scripture
  7. Concordance
  8. Maps
  9. Page Numbers – Verse Numbers – Subject Headings
  10. How The Books Were Named – Yes, Those Were Added, Too
  11. Parallel Passages
  12. Punctuation
    1. A Note About Capitalization
  13. Red Lettering
CHAPTER 4: Context, Context, Context
  • Defined
  • Immediate and Broad Context
  • Historical-Grammatical
  • Christocentric Context
CHAPTER 5: Exegesis vs. Eisegesis
CHAPTER 6: Languages
  • Possible Explanation For Why God Chose Greek
  • Language and Roads
  • Transmission: Degree Of Accuracy
CHAPTER 7: Bible Commentaries
CHAPTER 8: Bible Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
CHAPTER 9: Bible Lexicons
CHAPTER 10: Bible Study: How To Start
STEP 1: Observation - # 1-7
Building Blocks
Actions / Roles of God
Actions / Roles of People
Atmosphere/MOOD
ChiasmComparisons
Conditional Clauses
Conjunctions
Connections To Other Paragraphs And Episodes
Emotional Terms
Figures of Speech
General To Specific And Specific To General
Literary Form
Purpose/Result statements
Questions and Answers
Relationships Between Ideas
Repetition of Words
Shifts In The Story / Pivots
Terms, Not Words
Tone Of The Passage
STEP 1: Observation    # 8 Connecting Words
Observation - # 9 Wh” questions & #10
Observation - #11 Traps
  • Speed Reading
  • Trusting Our Memory
  • Giving Up
  • Immediate Application
STEP 2: Interpretation   #1-7
Example of Eisegesis
Interpretation #7-10
Interpretation #11 Five clues (called “the five C’s” can help you determine the author’s main points:
  • CONTEXT
  • CROSS-REFERENCE
  • CULTURE
  • CONCLUSION
  • CONSULTATION
  1. CONTEXT
  2. CROSS-REFERENCE
  3. CULTURE
  4. CONCLUSION
  5. CONSULTATION - COMMENTARIES
GUIDELINES FOR STUDYING ANY PASSAGE
  1. TAKE IT LITERALLY
  2. MEANING OR APPLICATION? THE RULE OF SINGULARITY
  3. STUDY THE SETTING
    1. Example of the Wrong Use of Symbolism
  4. STUDY THE WORDS
  5. ANALYZE THE GRAMMAR
  6. UNDERSTAND THE AUTHOR’S INTENT
  7. CONSIDER THE GENRE
  8. INTERPRET SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE
  9. WHEN TWO IDEAS TAUGHT IN THE BIBLE APPEAR TO BE CONTRADICTORY:
  10. WHEN A BIBLICAL IDEA SEEMS IN CONFLICT WITH AN IDEA OF MODERN SCIENCE OR HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION:
  11. THE RULE OF RELATION, CENTRALITY, AND CONNECTIVITY - THE MESSIANIC MINDSET
  12. THE RULE OF SUBMISSION
  13. THE RULE OF CONSISTENCY
  14. SPEAKING IN TONGUES
  15. THE RULE OF SUMMATION
  16. THE RULE OF ORDER
  1. THE RULE OF SYMBOLISM
  • Bible Symbols Must Be Interpreted Consistently With Themselves.
  • Bible Symbols Never Form The Basis Of A Biblical Doctrine By Themselves.
  • Advanced: However, Signs, In Contrast To Simple Symbols Or Parables, May Contain New Information.
  1. THE RULE OF OBJECTIVITY
  2. THE RULE OF FIRST AUTHORITY
  3. THE RULE OF FINAL AUTHORITY
  4. THE RULE OF SINGULAR AUTHORITY
  5. THE RULE OF PERSONAL PRIESTHOOD
TEMPLE TERMS
  1. FINALLY, AS A PRIEST, EVERY BELIEVER IS RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO INTERPRET THE SCRIPTURES FOR HIMSELF.
  2. CHRIST IS USING HIS BODY OF PRIESTS
  3. THE BODY OF CHRIST – HIS PRIESTS
  4. CHRIST IS OUR HIGH PRIEST
  5. THE RULE OF PRECEDENCE
    1. APPLICATION
    2. Defined:
    3. Application for the 21st-century Christian
    4. One interpretation, many applications of THAT interpretation
    5. Application Questions
    6. Application is Doing the Word!
    7. The Word Does The Changing
  6. MEDITATE ON THE SCRIPTURE
  7. RELATE THE MEANING TO YOURSELF
  8. PRACTICE THE TRUTH
  9. Application and Exhortation Go Hand In Hand

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