Far from being mundane, exploring God's Word can be one of the greatest adventures of your life! In the Bible you can interact with a living God who wants a personal relationship with you. And in this unique workbook you will learn how to engage His words like never before. Based on the inductive study techniques outlines in the bestselling Living by the Book , this workbook creates the opportunity to grow in faith and knowledge through short, practical exercises and complete studies of the books of Ruth and James. In simple step-by-step fashion, you will learn to: Observe: Learn what to look for when interpreting the Bible, such as repeated phrases, key words, parallelism. Interpret: Learn how to put together what you've observed to help you arrive at a passage's meaning. Apply: Learn how to take a passage from its page to your life, letting it transform you. The Bible isn't meant to be a puzzle to piece together, but a gift to explore! This simple book will make the Bible more accessible to you than you ever thought possible.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Moody Publishers
ISBN-10
0802495389
ISBN-13
9780802495389
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54240680
Product Key Features
Book Title
Living by the Book Workbook : the Art and Science of Reading the Bibles
Author
William D. Hendricks, Howard G. Hendricks
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
Christian Life / Spiritual Growth, Biblical Studies / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Description
New Edition
Table of Content
Part 1: Observation 1. Observing a Passage of Scripture 2. Observing a Verse (Psalm 93:1) 3. Observing a Verse (1 John 3:12) 4. Reading the Bible as for the First Time 5. Reading the Bible as for the First Time (Luke 15:11-32) 6. Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (Isaiah 55) 7. Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (John 3:16-17) 8. Reading Thoughtfully (Genesis 5:21-31; 7:11) 9. Reading Thoughtfully (Luke 17:11-19) 10. Reading Repeatedly (Exodus 20:1-21) 11. Reading Repeatedly (Romans 5) 12. Reading Patiently 13. Reading Selectively (Genesis 11:27-12:9) 14. Reading Selectively (Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-40) 15. Reading Prayerfully (Jonah 2) 16. Reading Prayerfully (Ephesians 3) 17. Reading Imaginatively (Daniel 6) 18. Reading Imaginatively (John 2:1-11) 19. Reading Meditatively (2 Samuel 6:1-8) 20. Reading Meditatively (Romans 8:28-39) 21. Reading Purposefully (Jeremiah 38) 22. Reading Purposefully (Colossians 1:15-29) 23. Reading Acquisitively 24. Reading Telescopically 24. Reading Telescopically (Lamentations 3:22-33) 25. Reading Telescopically (Hebrews 12:1-13) 26. Working with a Paragraph (Jonah 4:5-8) 27. Working with a Paragraph (2 Corinthians 4:7-12) 28. Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Proverbs 31:10-31) 29. Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Luke 15) 30. Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Joshua 1) 31. Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Romans 7:7-25) 32. Looking for Things That Are Related (Numbers 21:4-9) 33. Looking for Things That Are Related (John 3:1-21) 34. Looking for Things That Are Alike (Isaiah 66:1-16) 35. Looking for Things That Are Alike (Matthew 23:23-39) 36. Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Numbers 13:25-14:31) 37. Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Acts 4:32-5:11) 38. Looking for Things That Are True to Life (1 Kings 11) 39. Looking for Things That Are True to Life (2 Timothy 1) 40. Working with a Segment of Scripture 41. How to Study a Section of Scripture 42. Making a Start with Your Chart 43. Working with a Segment of Scripture (Exodus 7-12) 44. Working with a Segment of Scripture (Revelation 2-3) Part 2: Interpretation 45. Why Do We Need Interpretation? 46. Aids to Interpretation 47. Hazards to Avoid 48. Literary Genres of the Bible 49. Examining the Content (Habakkuk 3:17-19) 50. Looking for Context (Habakkuk 3:17-19) 51. Making Relevant Comparisons (Habakkuk 3:17-19) 52. Considering the Culture (Habakkuk 3:17-19) 53. Doing Further Consultation (Habakkuk 3:17-19) 54. Coming to Terms (Book of Habakkuk) 55. Figuring Out the Figurative 56. Figuring Out the Figurative (Judges 9:9-15) 57. Figuring Out the Figurative (Revelation 17) Part 3: Application 58. Nine Questions to Ask 59. Asking the Right Questions (Ezekiel 33:1-10) 60. Asking the Right Questions (1 Thessalonians 5) 61. Truth That Transforms (Psalms 51) 62. Truth That Transforms (Hebrews 4:12-16) 63. A Transformed People (Exodus 31:1-11; 1 Kings 6) 64. A Transformed People (Ephesians 2:11-22) 65. The Process of Application (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14) 66. The Process of Application (Galatians 5:16-26) 67. Customized Christianity (Jeremiah 36) 68. Customized Christianity (Philippians 4:1-9) 69. Cultures in Context (Genesis 25:19-34; 27; 1-46) 70. Cultures in Context (Mark 1:21-45) 71. Stating Principles from Scripture (Leviticus 16) 72. Stating Principles from Scripture (2 Peter 3) 73. A Process of Life-Change Part 4: Putting It All Together 74. Book of Ruth 75. Book of James