BIBLE STUDY BASICS September – November 2016 NHCC www.northernhillscofc.org/ biblestudybasics
Last Time Rules of Interpretation Terms & Definitions Bible Literature
Attitude of a Good Bible Interpreter The Bible Approach Literature Relevant Powerful Indispensable God’s Revelation to us
Attitude of a Good Bible Interpreter Ourselves Prayerfully Humbly Inquisitively Open Heartedly Hungrily Confidently
Where to Start PRAY!!! What are you looking for? What questions do you already have about the text? Why are you studying? To learn or to answer? What are you looking for? Truth? Your opinion to be backed up?
Context, Context, Context Verse: Luke 4:6-7 Different Forms of Context Immediate Luke 4:5-8 Passage/Pericope Luke 4:1-13 Chapter: Luke 4 Book: Luke Testament/Covenant: New Whole of Scripture If your conclusion violates any of these contexts, reconsider!!!
What does the writer say about his attitude towards God & His Word? Psalm 119 Group 1: 1-16 Group 2: 17-32 Group 3: 33-48 Group 4: 49-64 Group 5: 65-80 Group 6: 81-96 Group 7: 97-112 Group 8:113-128 Group 9: 129-144 Group 10: 145-168 What does the writer say about his attitude towards God & His Word?
Psalm 119 God & His Word Example Vs. 1 – God forgives those & blesses those in Him (God) Vs. 60 – I do your commandments immediately (Word) Vs. 103 – I’d rather eat your word than lunch (Word) Vs. 149 – God hears in love & His justice is life (God)
What does the writer say about his attitude towards God & His Word? Psalm 119 Group 1: 1-16 Group 2: 17-32 Group 3: 33-48 Group 4: 49-64 Group 5: 65-80 Group 6: 81-96 Group 7: 97-112 Group 8:113-128 Group 9: 129-144 Group 10: 145-168 What does the writer say about his attitude towards God & His Word?
Psalm 119 What did you find? Themes? How can you relate? How should this affect our life?
Learning from the Text Obadiah Read the text What’s the simplest thing this verse tells me? What’s the passage/chapter/book leading towards? Direct statements?
Learning from the Text Obadiah What does the text say about the culture, events, & Bible timeline? Who is it too? What does it say about them? What history do you know of? Why was the book written?
Next Time Obadiah Exercise (if we didn't get to it today) Occasion, Purpose, Recipients Philemon Main Emphasis & Theme AKA Data Collection (& why this is important!)