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LIVING BY THE BOOK How to Study the Bible

WHY PEOPLE DON’T STUDY THE BIBLE Chapter 1

• Sin, Sin • Dusty, Dirty • In it • Neglected

WHY STUDY THE BIBLE Chapter 2

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Essential Attitude Desire Aim Time Understand, Use • Prepared

COSTS OF BIBLE STUDY Chapter 3

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Effort Reward Time Openness to God • Openness to Change • Money

AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS Chapter 4

• Observation • Interpretation • Application

STEP ONE – Observation – What do I See? Chapter 5

• See

LET’S START WITH A VERSE Chapter 6

• Terms • People • Cause-Effect • Define • Place • Jerusalem

• Judea • Samaria • Inhabited earth • Whole • Limit

YOU MUST LEARN TO READ Chapter 7

TEN STRATEGIES FOR FIRST-RATE READING Chapter 8

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Thoughtfully Repeatedly Patiently Selectively Prayerfully Imaginatively Meditatively Purposefully

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Grammatical Literary Biographical Geographical Historical Chronological Ideological

• Acquisitively • Telescopically • Connectives • Context • Whole • Historical

WORK WITH A PARAGRAPH Chapter 9

• Context • Label • Trivial

SIX THINGS TO LOOK FOR Chapter 10

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Emphasized Space Purpose Order Movement Repeated Characters

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Incidents Patterns Related Alike Unlike True to Life

STEP TWO – Interpretation – What Does it Mean? The Value of Interpretation Chapter 11

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Interpretation Meaning Why Language Cultural Literary Communication

HANDLE WITH CARE Chapter 12

• Misreading • Distorting • Contradicting • Subjectivism • Relativism • Confidence

WHAT TYPE OF LITERATURE IS THIS? Chapter 13

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Exposition Narrative, Biography Plot Characterization True Parable Poetry

• Wisdom • Prophecy

FIVE KEYS TO INTERPRETATION Chapter 14

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Content Context Literary Historical Cultural Geographic Theological

• Comparison • Concordance • Culture • Consultation

FIGURING OUT THE FIGURATIVE Chapter 15

STEP THREE – Application – How Does It Work? The Value of Application Chapter 16

• Substitute • Superficial • Rationalization • Emotional

FOUR STEPS IN APPLICATION Chapter 17

• Know • Text • Yourself • Relate • Meditate • Practice

NINE QUESTIONS TO ASK Chapter 18

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Example Sin Promise Prayer Command Condition Memorize

• Error • Challenge

NOW AND THEN Chapter 19

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Then, Now Culture Power Communication Money Ethnicity Gender

• Generations • Religion, Worldview • Arts • History, Time • Place

THE PRINICPLE OF THE THING Chapter 20

• Correlate • Real • Course

A PROCESS OF LIFE CHANGE Chapter 21

• Decision • Plan • Follow