How to Study the Bible

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‎As you begin to study the Bible, determine your goals, methods, and resources. If you simply want to be a more careful reader of the Bible, perhaps begin by reading a small portion of the text daily with a Bible reading plan. If you want to put serious effort into learning the Bible, further commitment is needed. This approach may involve several hours a week of focused study and the use of resources such as commentaries. If pursuing this level of Bible study, you will benefit from acquiring at least one dictionary and two kinds of commentaries to help you. Valuable resources include a Bible dictionary, a one-volume Bible commentary, and a set of individual commentary volumes on individual books of the Bible. Using these as you study the Bible passage-by-passage will provide some of the same help you’d get if you were to study the Bible in an academic institution.

‎No matter which group you're in, there are some basics that apply …

Barry, John D. et al. Faithlife Study Bible. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2012. Print.

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A Threshing Floor

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