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Going Deep in the Bible

Going Deep in the Bible. What is the Bible?. Two possible answers: Words of man about God? or Word of God. Word of God. Revelation Authority Truth Wisdom & Guidance Comfort & Hope Correction. What’s in the Bible?. Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy. Joshua, Judges

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Going Deep in the Bible

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  1. Going Deep in the Bible

  2. What is the Bible? • Two possible answers: • Words of man about God? or • Word of God

  3. Word of God • Revelation • Authority • Truth • Wisdom & Guidance • Comfort & Hope • Correction

  4. What’s in the Bible? Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua, Judges Ruth, Esther 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles Ezra, Nehemiah Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs Isaiah Jeremiah (& Lamentations) Ezekiel Daniel Hebrews James 1 & 2 Peter Jude 1-3 John -- Revelation Hosea, Joel Amos, Obadiah Jonah, Micah Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi MatthewMark Luke John -- Acts Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 & 2 Thess1 & 2 Timothy Philemon, Titus

  5. Getting to know the Bible • It takes time • Little and often • Find a good reading plan • youversion.com • audio Bibles • Daily reading notes

  6. Richly Interconnected • You can’t make sense of the NT without the OT • OT is quoted 485 times in NT • As many, if not more allusions • “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” John 1:51 • Cross-references and study Bibles • esvbible.org

  7. Bible Intertextuality

  8. Richly Interconnected • You can’t make sense of the OT without the NT • And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Luke 24:27 • Jesus is the central character of the whole Bible

  9. Richly Interconnected • Many stories are told more than once • Jesus’ birth in Matthew & Luke • Paul’s conversion three times in Acts • Resurrection in all four gospels and 1 Cor 15 • Repeated words and phrases • “Grace and peace” • Do not be afraid

  10. Psalm 1 • Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

  11. Meditation • Devoting time to going deep in a passage • Read it carefully, several times • Read it in multiple versions • Memorise it • Print it out, make your own notes

  12. Gaining Understanding • Can we understand it by ourselves? • Roman Catholics: Bible and church • Evangelicals: Bible and studying • Charismatics: Bible and the Holy Spirit

  13. Translations • Literal / Formal Equivalence • e.g. ESV, KJV • Dynamic Equivalence • e.g. NIV • Paraphrase • e.g. NLT, Message

  14. Translation Difficulties • Idioms and euphemisms (e.g. Gen 4:1) • Now Adam knew Eve his wife (ESV) • Adam made love to his wife Eve, (NIV) • Adam slept with Eve his wife (MSG) • Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve. (NLT)

  15. Translation Difficulties • Original words or modern equivalents (Col 1:2) • “To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae:” ESV • “To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ:” NIV

  16. Study Aids • Concordance • Expositions • Commentaries • Original Language Tools

  17. Concordances • Find all places where a word is used • Study Bibles • Online search • biblegateway.com • esvbible.org • Bible Software • www.logos.com • www.e-sword.net

  18. Expositions • Explain and apply the Bible verse by verse • Phil Moore “Straight to the Heart” • Tom Wright “For Everyone…” • Sermon Series

  19. Commentaries • Explain the original meaning in detail • Leave the application to the reader • Can be quite academic • Often come in series • Bible Speaks Today • Pillar Commentaries • New International Commentary • Zondervan Exegetical Commentary • NIV Application Commentary

  20. Original Language Tools • Greek and Hebrew word definitions • Interlinear Bibles • Bible software • ESV Greek Tools • biblewebapp.com

  21. Summary • Make it your life’s ambition to know the book • It is key to knowing God • Get a grip on the big picture • Start to see the interconnections • Choose shorter sections to go deep into • Meditate on it • Make use of the resources available to you

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