How do you study the bible?

Question

I'm just interested in knowing how different people study the bible. Do you take notes, do a journal, just simply read, or something else?

Answer 1

I have a degree in Biblical studies so my system varies. Sometimes I just read it. Sometimes I use a journal. Sometimes I put my notes in a notebook. Sometimes I put notes on the computer.

Answer 2

I read, and cross reference.
I have typically used these publications:
1. King James Version 1611.
2. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. (to look up the original language words and definitions)
3. Two Greek/English Interlinear Translations.
4. The "Todays English Version".
5. The Revised Standard Version.
6. Any and all references I am reffered to by means of links on the internet. Even the so-called "Skeptics annotated Bible", which I find to be quite hilarious!
7. The New World Translation, which, by cross referencing using the KJV1611, and the Strong's happens to be quite honestly, the best English Translatio today. ( Sorry if this offends some, but really, it is true.)

Other Publications I have felt are invaluable are:
1. Religions in America by Leo Rosten.
2. The Two Babylons, by the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop.
3. Any of the periodicals published by the various Christian Faiths, but especially anything from the Watchtower. I know many of you are prejudiced against the JW's but their magazines are really informative, whether or not I agree with their doctrine. They really give me a good place to start when considering the word of God.
You know, it is as if the Jw's have a slant on actually 'applying the word' whereas the Church I grew up in just talked down at me.
I have found many usefull tips from the jW'S

Answer 3

There are many ways to study the Bible

There are free websites on line

Here are diffrent approches:
Topical Study
verse by verse study
People and history study
word study
Linking scripture study
chapter study

Here are some tools you can buy or find on line
Naves Topical Bible
Strongs concordance
A good study Bible / Spirit filled Study Bible / Life application study Bible.
Commentaries, Mattew Henrys is on of the best.

Answer 4

i'm a pupil as properly. i exploit the hot Oxford Annotated Bible which makes use of the NRSV. I even have numerous different variations to earnings. Any Bible different than the hot worldwide Translation is stable. As for the KJV, that's stable to verify, yet keep in mind it extremely is not any longer the main suitable. there have been many advances in translation considering 1611 or perhaps 1769 whilst the version of the KJV we use today became into released. in case you prefer some innovations of what to hunt for, the e book a thank you to verify the Bible for All Its properly worth promises guidance. The NIV, NASB, ESV, REB, NLT and NAB are all stable translations with stable learn Bibles. The NIV learn Bible and the NASB learn Bible, the two with the aid of printed with the aid of Zondervan, are the two respected and non sectarian of their notes. The ESV learn Bible is a veritable library. i could advise any of the variations I named above as I even have examine all of them and be attentive to them to be honest. learn Greek and Hebrew to be certain what the originals stated and learn. God bless.

Answer 5

If I have something specific on my mind, I seek passages that address it. When I come with a blank mind, I ask to be shown something that I need to know.

Like others, I also bring a concordance, an encylopedic dictionary, maps if deemed necessary, and a translated version in modern day English. My "real" Bible is a KJV. I also take notes about what I find in the scripture and proceed to write a "sermon", which is used only for my purposes.

Answer 6

With a commentary, a Bible dictionary, a Hebrew/Greek lexicon, a book of Bible customs, a Middle East map of biblical times. If it's worth reading, it's worth studying. There is a dearth of bible study in America, which is why Christian shy away from the intellectual heathen.

Answer 7

I use the Bible to help answer questions I have. I have a personal relationship with God and sometimes I take what I read in the Bible and ask Him to help me understand it so I know whether or not it is from Him. I guess I should really say that I ask Him if the way my church taught me is from Him.

Answer 8

Many different ways.
Book by book, topical, biographical, etc.
Taking notes is an excellent way to learn, capture thoughts, keep track of lines of study to follow later.
The only way for the study to truly do what it is supposed to, the whole purpose for it, is to apply what you learn to your life.

It is, and probably has always been too common for people to judge the Bible, instead of letting the Bible judge them.

Answer 9

I have books that break down different parts of the Bible and takes them idea by idea, or verse by verse, and I use these to study with. I read the Bible in it's entirety every two years with my congregation, and I attend five meetings a week so that I can learn about the Bible and God's plan for mankind more fully with those who know it better than I do. I am associated with Jehovah's Witnesses, btw.

Answer 10

First when I got saved, I use to keep a journal - and anytime, when a specific reference used to stand out; I would write it out along with my thoughts at that time.

I also cross-reference, and do some historical research.

*Prayer is an important component of Bible Study. One must ask God to enlighten them so that they are able to understand what they are reading, and bring it into modern context. (ie. Reveal how to apply it to current situations/circumstances.)

added:
Ummm...Robert W "KJV" doesn't stand for King Jesus Version. It stands for King James Version. Just F.Y.I.