Living by the Book Workbook : The Art and Science of Reading the Bible

Preface 9(6) PART 1 Observation Start with Observation Observing a Passage of Scripture 15(2) Observing a Verse (Psalm 93:1) 17(2) Observing a Verse (1 John 3:12) 19(2) Reading the Bible as for the First Time 21(2) Reading the Bible as for the First Time (Luke 15:11--32) 23(2) Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (Isaiah 55) 25(2) Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (John 3:16--17) 27(2) Reading Thoughtfully (Genesis 5:21--31; 7:11) 29(2) Reading Thoughtfully (Luke 17:11--19) 31(2) Reading Repeatedly (Exodus 20:1--21) 33(2) Reading Repeatedly (Romans 5) 35(2) Reading Patiently 37(2) Reading Selectively (Genesis 11:27--12:9) 39(2) Reading Selectively (Matthew 2:1--12; Luke 2:1--40) 41(2) Reading Prayerfully (Jonah 2) 43(2) Reading Prayerfully (Ephesians 3) 45(2) Reading Imaginatively (Daniel 6) 47(2) Reading Imaginatively (John 2:1--11) 49(2) Reading Meditatively (2 Samuel 6:1--8) 51(2) Reading Meditatively (Romans 8:28--39) 53(2) Reading Purposefully (Jeremiah 38) 55(2) Reading Purposefully (Colossians 1:15--29) 57(2) Reading Acquisitively 59(2) Reading Telescopically (Lamentations 3:22--33) 61(2) Reading Telescopically (Hebrews 12:1--13) 63(2) Working with a Paragraph (Jonah 4:5--8) 65(2) Working with a Paragraph (2 Corinthians 4:7--12) 67(2) Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Proverbs 31:10--31) 69(2) Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Luke 15) 71(2) Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Joshua 1) 73(2) Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Romans 7:7--25) 75(2) Looking for Things That Are Related (Numbers 21:4--9) 77(2) Looking for Things That Are Related (John 3:1--21) 79(2) Looking for Things That Are Alike (Isaiah 66:1--16) 81(2) Looking for Things That Are Alike (Matthew 23:23--39) 83(2) Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Numbers 13:25--14:31) 85(2) Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Acts 4:32--5:11) 87(2) Looking for Things That Are True to Life (1 Kings 11) 89(2) Looking for Things That Are True to Life (2 Timothy 1) 91(2) Working with a Segment of Scripture 93(2) How to Study a Section of Scripture 95(2) Making a Start with Your Chart 97(2) Working with a Segment of Scripture (Exodus 7--12) 99(2) Working with a Segment of Scripture (Revelation 2--3) 101(6) PART 2 Interpretation From Observation to Interpretation Why Do We Need Interpretation? 107(2) Aids to Interpretation 109(2) Hazards to Avoid 111(2) Literary Genres of the Bible 113(2) Examining the Content (Habakkuk 3:17--19) 115(2) Looking for Context (Habakkuk 3:17--19) 117(2) Making Relevant Comparisons (Habakkuk 3:17--19) 119(2) Considering the Culture (Habakkuk 3:17--19) 121(2) Doing Further Consultation (Habakkuk 3:17--19) 123(2) Coming to Terms (Book of Habakkuk) 125(2) Figuring Out the Figurative 127(2) Figuring Out the Figurative (Judges 9:9--15) 129(2) Figuring Out the Figurative (Revelation 17) 131(6) PART 3 Application From Interpretation to Application Nine Questions to Ask 137(2) Asking the Right Questions (Ezekiel 33:1--10) 139(2) Asking the Right Questions (1 Thessalonians 5) 141(2) Truth That Transforms (Psalms 51) 143(2) Truth That Transforms (Hebrews 4:12--16) 145(2) A Transformed People (Exodus 31:1--11; 1 Kings 6) 147(2) A Transformed People (Ephesians 2:11--22) 149(2) The Process of Application (Ecclesiastes 3:1--14) 151(2) The Process of Application (Galatians 5:16--26) 153(2) Customized Christianity (Jeremiah 36) 155(2) Customized Christianity (Philippians 4:1--9) 157(2) Cultures in Context (Genesis 25:19--34; 27; 1--46) 159(2) Cultures in Context (Mark 1:21--45) 161(2) Stating Principles from Scripture (Leviticus 16) 163(2) Stating Principles from Scripture (2 Peter 3) 165(2) A Process of Life-Change 167(5) PART 4 Putting It All Together Introduction Book of Ruth 172(31) Book of James 203