Week 3 in a six-week course on How to Study the Bible

1. Three Steps of Observation See it Break it Build it

2. Break it Six things to look for 1. Things that are EMPHASIZED. 2. Things that are REPEATED. 3. Things that are RELATED. 4. Things that are ALIKE. 5. Things that are UNLIKE. 6. Things that are TRUE TO LIFE.

3. Build it Create a chart that visually communicates the message of the text. Not what you think it MEANS, or how to APPLY it to your life, but one that shows what it SAYS.

4. Build it Correcting Reproof Teaching Training

5. Build it

6. THE ENDS OF THE EARTH JUDEA & SAMARIA JERUSALEM PENTECOST JESUS 1:1-2:4 HOLY SPIRIT 2:5-47 PETER - JEWS 3:1-8:3 PETER,JOHN, PHILIP 8:4-12:25 PAUL - GENTILES 8:4-12:25

7. Ephesians 6 demo

8. Interpretation What Does it Mean?

9. Barriers to Interpretation Language Culture Literary Communication

10. Tools of the Trade Concordances Bible Dictionaries Bible Handbooks Atlases Bible Commentaries

11. Using a concordance

12. Practical Uses for a Concordance Paperweight! Finding the location of a verse. Word studies Topical Studies

13. Practical Uses for Bible Dictionary Define terms. Biographical information. Geographical background. Cultural Background. Introduction to books. Introduction to theological terms and concepts.

14. Bible Handbooks Provide an introduction to each book Provide an outline of the book

15. Atlases Provide Geographical insights to what the people and places were like in the context of the passage. Provide a chronological list of maps to be able to picture the historical events of the Bible

16. Using Commentaries Three classes of commentaries: Homiletical Exegetical, non-technical Exegetical, technical