How to Study the Bible

The Bible is so simple that a child can understand it, yet so profound that a philosopher cannot fully plumb its depths. Although the Bible is easy to read and its basic salvation message is straightforward, certain principles of interpretation help us study and understand the Bible more effectively.

These are clips from previous Zoom studies and lectures.

Outline:

1.0 Prerequisites to Biblical Interpretation

2.0 Kinds of Bible Readers

3.0 Some Principles of Biblical Interpretation

4.0 Types of Bible Reading

5.0 Historical-Grammatical Interpretation

6.0 Exegetical Fallacies

7.0 English Bible Translations

1.0 Prerequisites to Biblical Interpretation

https://youtu.be/YX2ctf0-1FY?t=194

2.0 Kinds of Bible Readers

https://youtu.be/YX2ctf0-1FY?t=657

3.0 Some Principles of Biblical Interpretation

https://youtu.be/YX2ctf0-1FY?t=1263

Principles of Biblical Interpretation Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cG0AkwJrYM&list=PLHQfSuOOrDHC5w6uywcRl8Nye1S4ILyJd&index=2

Principles of Biblical Interpretation Part 2

4.0 Types of Bible Reading

https://youtu.be/eTRgK6yZ81k?list=PLHQfSuOOrDHC5w6uywcRl8Nye1S4ILyJd&t=208

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

5.0 Historical-Grammatical Interpretation

https://youtu.be/eTRgK6yZ81k?list=PLHQfSuOOrDHC5w6uywcRl8Nye1S4ILyJd&t=721

1. Historical-Cultural Context

2. Literary Context

3. Passage Study

4. Word Study

5. Application

6.0 Exegetical Fallacies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdaFsOMdApc&list=PLHQfSuOOrDHC5w6uywcRl8Nye1S4ILyJd&index=4

7.0 Bible Translations

Which English Bible translation should I read?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMd_n4vYeOk

1. Historical Tradition

2. Accuracy to Original Documents

Comparison Of Byzantine And Alexandrian Families In Selected Passages

3. Translation Technique

Formal vs Functional

4. Translator

5. English Language

Comparison of Major English Translations

Horizontal Bible Study

Bible Reading Plan.pdf

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Vertical Bible Study

1 Corinthians 2 Exegesis.pdf

Download PDF • 297KB

Notes

Bible translation linear chart: https://bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/18110815/Bible-Translations.jpg

Formal vs Functional Chart: Robert L. Thomas, How to Choose a Bible Version: An Introductory Guide to English Translations (Fearn, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2000), 96.

Comparison of Major English Translations: Adapted from:  Robert L. Thomas, How to Choose a Bible Version: An Introductory Guide to English Translations (Fearn, Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications, 2000), 146–157.