Bible Study Methods

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2I’PASSAGE

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• I. Type of writing
• A. Poetry
• B. Paragraph
• 1. Allegory
• a. each detail represents a certain
• thing
• b. written in narrative format
• 2. Parable
• a. entire story has one meaning
• 3. Epistles
• 4. Narrative
• 5. Law
• a. Apodictic
• b. Casuistic
• 6. Prophetic
• 7. Wisdom

3QUESTIONS

• I. Who?

• A. the writer
• B. the recipients

• II. What?

• A. what is taking place?

• III. Where?

• A. location of writing
• B. location of author

• IV. When?

• A. written
• B. setting

• V. Why?

• A. occasion (purpose) of writing

4DETAILS H.A.M.

• I. History
• A. of locality B. of receiver C. of author
• D. political E. relationship of (B,C) to God
• F. relationship between (B,C)
• G. what events have just occurred
• II. Area

5A. agriculture: Dense/Arid/Food

• B. stratigical local
• C. prophetic indications
• D. past record:
  • 1. famines
  • 2. war
  • 3. history of peoples

6MIND - SET

• I. Relationship of people to leaders
• II. Outside influences
• A. social customs
• B. religious customs
• 1. cultic prohibitions Lev.19:19
• 2. levitical law
• C. legal restrictions

• D. old/new Christians?

7EVENTS

8CROSS REFERENCE

• **see bottom of page

9CONCLUSIONS:

• **Remember the golden rule: What's the point?

• ** For further study:
• 1. Parallel passages
• 2. Concordance

103. Bible Atlas

114. Bible Dictionary

125. Bible Encyclopedia