Vertical columns as there are chapters in the book you are studying.ĩ.3.4.2 - Re-read the book and note the major divisions, usually similar Follow these steps to makeĩ.3.4.1 - On a single sheet of paper, or at the most two, make as many A horizontalĬhart is a pictorial representation of the book on one or two sheets of paper and whichĪllows you to visually grasp the general details of the book. Step 4 - Make a horizontal chart of the book's contents. Reality (people, geography, events, time, etc.) is the book centered?ĩ.3.2.9 - How do people fit into the book? Are there central characters and if so what Paragraphs) were all added centuries after the original authors completed their work.
Is there a majorĩ.3.2.8 - How is the book structured? Remember that our chapters and verses (and often our What do you think was the purposeĩ.3.2.3 - What words does the author use frequently? What words does the author considerĩ.3.2.4 - Is there a key verse to the book or a key statement?ĩ.3.2.5 - What is the literary style of the author? How does the style of writing relate toĩ.3.2.6 - Does the author reveal his emotions? How would the readers have responded to thisĮmotion? How do you respond to this emotion?ĩ.3.2.7 - Make note of what you believe to be the main theme(s) of the book. Law, biographic, correspondence, narrative, etc.?ĩ.3.2.2 - Note your first impressions as you read the book. Use the following list toĩ.3.2.1 - Is the book written in one of the following genres: historic, poetic, prophetic, Write down your impressions of the book and important details that you discover. Step 2 - Make notes on what you read, this step actually begins toward the end of step one. Observations on what you are reading on the second or third time through. Important to concentrate upon the text of the book itself without using any interpretive device.ĩ.3.1.6 - Read through the book with prayer, asking God to speak to you through this studyĪnd open your eyes to the lesson(s) the author wants you to learn.ĩ.3.1.7 - Read through the book with pen or pencil in hand and begin to take notes and make Second or third reading that you missed originally.ĩ.3.1.5 - Read through the book without referring to any external notes of any kind, it is So as to get the flow of the book and the relationship of its ideas to one another.ĩ.3.1.4 - Read through the book several times, you will be surprised at what you notice in a For the larger books you may wish to divide it into two more manageable sections, whichĩ.3.1.2 - Read through the book in a recent translation so that the language usage is currentĪnd will not distract from the contents of the book.ĩ.3.1.3 - Read through the book as though the verse and chapter divisions are non-existent Reading the book in this manner gives you a good After Psalms, Isaiah is the Bible's largest bookĪnd the average reader can read through it in a few hours. Step 1 - Read the book following the suggestions below:ĩ.3.1.1 - Read through the book in one sitting.
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