Friday, June 15, 2007
Vacation Time!
It is summer and time for all of us to hit the road. I will be gone until the 1st of July. Enjoy reviewing my other blogs: www.biblestudy4women.blogspot.com, www.biblestudywomen.blogspot.com. and www.jeannesant.blogspot.com.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Review of Technique
This is a great point to go back and review my Bible Study technique.
INTRODUCTION TO THE “SLL” TECHNIQUE
“Stop! Look! Listen” most of us heard as a child, from our parents as they taught us about crossing a busy street. I have adapted it to remember the basic steps of an in-depth Bible Study.
First of all, “Bible Study” is just that – study. It is not just reading through a passage or a daily devotional. “Study” has been defined as the act or process of applying the mind so as to acquire knowledge or understanding (Websters NewWorld Dictionary, 2nd ed, Prentice Hall, New York, 1986). This is a Bible Study blog.
Use a translation that is as close to the original language as possible. Do not use a paraphrase such as the Message or Living Bible. These are wonderful translations and very worthy of reading - but not for study. Use one of the translations that Bible scholars most often recommend : KJV, NKJ or NAS
A summary of the Stop! Look! Listen! technique.
1. Stop! Come to a halt and look around! Read it slowly as a general overview.
2. Stop! Identify any words/concepts that you might not understand. For instance, geography, do you know where Capernaum is located? What is a Pharisee? Who are the Caratites? Many times we quickly read over words that we do not really understand. At this step just identify these words/concepts. Make a written list. You cannot study without pen and paper in hand.
3. Stop! Read it a second time.
4. Look! Pay attention. Focus in on what is important. Look at what Scripture says. Anything that is not Scripture can be error. The main focus of Bible Study is…the Bible. Commentaries, footnotes and study notes are man-made and may contain error.
5. Look Left! Study what comes before this event that might influence the story.
6. Look Right! Study what comes after this event. How did this story and characters influence the future? Write down your answers.
7. Look! Scan the horizon. This means to identify and research the geographical locations. Geography must be important to God because He mentions it so often.
8. Look! Research all that you really do not understand (see the list you made in Step 2). Write! Write! Write!
9. Listen! Read it again.
10. Listen! Apply what you have learned to your life. Your walk (off the curb and across the street) is directed by what you have learned by Stop! Look! Listen! Perhaps you will hesitate. Perhaps you will run. Perhaps you will turn in a different direction. You are on the curb and must do something. You study the Word of God to change into more of what He wants you to be. Listen to what God is saying to you and apply it to your life – today.
NOTE: If your are interested in the women of Scripture be sure to see my other blogs - www.biblestudywomen.blogspot.com and www.biblestudy4women.blogspot.com
INTRODUCTION TO THE “SLL” TECHNIQUE
“Stop! Look! Listen” most of us heard as a child, from our parents as they taught us about crossing a busy street. I have adapted it to remember the basic steps of an in-depth Bible Study.
First of all, “Bible Study” is just that – study. It is not just reading through a passage or a daily devotional. “Study” has been defined as the act or process of applying the mind so as to acquire knowledge or understanding (Websters NewWorld Dictionary, 2nd ed, Prentice Hall, New York, 1986). This is a Bible Study blog.
Use a translation that is as close to the original language as possible. Do not use a paraphrase such as the Message or Living Bible. These are wonderful translations and very worthy of reading - but not for study. Use one of the translations that Bible scholars most often recommend : KJV, NKJ or NAS
A summary of the Stop! Look! Listen! technique.
1. Stop! Come to a halt and look around! Read it slowly as a general overview.
2. Stop! Identify any words/concepts that you might not understand. For instance, geography, do you know where Capernaum is located? What is a Pharisee? Who are the Caratites? Many times we quickly read over words that we do not really understand. At this step just identify these words/concepts. Make a written list. You cannot study without pen and paper in hand.
3. Stop! Read it a second time.
4. Look! Pay attention. Focus in on what is important. Look at what Scripture says. Anything that is not Scripture can be error. The main focus of Bible Study is…the Bible. Commentaries, footnotes and study notes are man-made and may contain error.
5. Look Left! Study what comes before this event that might influence the story.
6. Look Right! Study what comes after this event. How did this story and characters influence the future? Write down your answers.
7. Look! Scan the horizon. This means to identify and research the geographical locations. Geography must be important to God because He mentions it so often.
8. Look! Research all that you really do not understand (see the list you made in Step 2). Write! Write! Write!
9. Listen! Read it again.
10. Listen! Apply what you have learned to your life. Your walk (off the curb and across the street) is directed by what you have learned by Stop! Look! Listen! Perhaps you will hesitate. Perhaps you will run. Perhaps you will turn in a different direction. You are on the curb and must do something. You study the Word of God to change into more of what He wants you to be. Listen to what God is saying to you and apply it to your life – today.
NOTE: If your are interested in the women of Scripture be sure to see my other blogs - www.biblestudywomen.blogspot.com and www.biblestudy4women.blogspot.com
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