The Taking Your Time Method of Bible Study
One essential and often overlooked bible study method is taking your time to read and re-read the text you want to understand.
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While excellent translations of the original biblical languages exist, most people could use some help seeing details not noticed by our modern eyes. A present-day word may not capture the meaning the earlier author intended; literary patterns obvious to early bible readers may now go undetected. I hope the posts in this section will open your eyes to such hidden nuances. Do let me know if you have a word or passage that puzzles you, and I’ll see if I can help.
The Best Is Yet to Come (How Proverbs Work)
Does the book of Proverbs seem confusing? Irrelevant? Contradictory? Learn how proverbs work and how to apply Solomon’s wisdom in today’s world.
Read moreHiding in Plain View: The Bridal Paradigm
Bible writers often arrange ideas in patterns we don’t see. One pattern, the bridal paradigm, links weddings & salvation. Take a look. You’ll be intrigued.
Every bridegroom, including Jesus, wins his bride from all other suitors.
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God Writes a Murder Mystery (Thinking Thematically)
Certain ideas – themes – permeate the bible. God tells same stories again and again, varying the settings and characters but never varying the themes He wants to emphasize. Once you learn to think thematically, God’s repetitive themes will pop off of page after biblical page, and you’ll find the bible suddenly less confusing, more fascinating, and amazingly consistent.
When you learn to see biblical themes the bible suddenly becomes less confusing, more fascinating, and amazingly consistent.
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