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Bible Study Seminar. Seminar Content. Part 1: Importance of Bible Study Part 2: Inductive Bible Study 1 Part 3: Inductive Bible Study 2 Part 4: Associative Bible Study Part 5: Devotional Bible Study. Inductive Bible Reading asks three questions:.
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Seminar Content • Part 1: Importance of Bible Study • Part 2: Inductive Bible Study 1 • Part 3: Inductive Bible Study 2 • Part 4: Associative Bible Study • Part 5:Devotional Bible Study
Inductive Bible Reading asks three questions: • 1. Observation = What does the text mean?
Inductive Bible Reading asks three questions: • 1. Observation = What does the text mean? • 2. Interpretation = What does the text mean to me?
Inductive Bible Reading asks three questions: • 1. Observation = What does the text mean? • 2. Interpretation = What does the text mean to me? • 3. Application = How can I apply the text to my life?
Steps for Observation: Pray & Inquire: What does this text mean?
Steps for Observation: Pray & Inquire: What does this text mean? • Begin with prayer.
Steps for Observation: Pray & Inquire: What does this text mean? • Begin with prayer. • Identify the context.
Steps for Observation: Pray & Inquire: What does this text mean? • Begin with prayer. • Identify the context. • Look for obvious facts, details, or ideas.
Steps for Observation: Pray & Inquire: What does this text mean? • Begin with prayer. • Identify the context. • Look for obvious facts, details, or ideas. • Use the 6 interrogatives (question words).
Ask Observation Questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? • How? • How many? • How much? • How often? • How far? • How high? • Etc.
Who?(audience, author, or main characters) Ask Observation questions:
Who?(audience, author, or main characters) • What?(are the main events, topic, instruction) Ask Observation questions:
Who?(audience, author, or main characters) • What?(are the main events, topic, instruction) • When? (when written; when did it occur?) Ask Observation questions:
Who?(audience, author, or main characters) • What?(are the main events, topic, instruction) • When? (when written; when did it occur?) • Where? (Location of action or event) Ask Observation questions:
Who?(audience, author, or main characters) • What?(are the main events, topic, instruction) • When? (when written; when did it occur?) • Where? (Location of action or event) • Why? (Motivation for writing, acting, etc.) Ask Observation questions:
Who?(audience, author, or main characters) • What?(are the main events, topic, instruction) • When? (when written; when did it occur?) • Where? (Location of action or event) • Why? (Motivation for writing, acting, etc.) • How? (Methods, means, etc.) Ask Observation questions:
Step 1: Observation Practicing Inductive Bible Study Observation—Interpretation—Application Revelation 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Step 1: Observation • Who?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Example: Rev. 3:20 • Who?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Step 1: Observation • Who? • What?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Example: Rev. 3:20 • Who? • What?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Step 1: Observation • Who? • What? • When?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Example: Rev. 3:20 • Who? • What? • When?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Step 1: Observation • Who? • What? • When? • Where?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Example: Rev. 3:20 • Who? • What? • When? • Where?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Step 1: Observation • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Example: Rev. 3:20 • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Step 1: Observation • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why? • How?
Step 1: Observation What does this text mean? Example: Rev. 3:20 • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why? • How?
Step 2: Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer.
Step 2: Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer. Rule 2: Remember the context rules.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer. Rule 2: Remember the context rules.
Step 2: Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer. Rule 2: Remember the context rules. Rule 3: Identify key words.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer. Rule 2: Remember the context rules. Rule 3: Identify key words.
Step 2: Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer. Rule 2: Remember the context rules. Rule 3: Identify key words. Rule 4: Seek the full teaching.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 1: Begin with prayer. Rule 2: Remember the context rules. Rule 3: Identify key words. Rule 4: Seek the full teaching.
Steps for Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture.
Steps for Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture. Rule 6: Follow the literal sense.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture. Rule 6: Follow the literal sense.
Steps for Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture. Rule 6: Follow the literal sense. Rule 7: Look for the intended meaning.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture. Rule 6: Follow the literal sense. Rule 7: Look for the intended meaning.
Steps for Interpretation What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture. Rule 6: Follow the literal sense. Rule 7: Look for the intended meaning. Rule 8: Check your conclusions with study aids.
Example: Revelation 3:20 What does this text mean to me? Rule 5: Interpret Scripture with Scripture. Rule 6: Follow the literal sense. Rule 7: Look for the intended meaning. Rule 8: Check your conclusions with study aids.
Step 3: Application How do I apply this text to my life? • How does the passage apply to me?
Example: Revelation 3:20 How do I apply this text to my life? • How does the passage apply to me?
Step 3: Application How do I apply this text to my life? • How does the passage apply to me? • What truth(s) am I to embrace?
Example: Revelation 3:20 How do I apply this text to my life? • How does the passage apply to me? • What truth(s) am I to embrace?