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Precept Bible Study Method We believe that relationship with God comes through knowing His Word, and that means studying it hands-on. Precept’s Method explains the nuts and bolts of our studies so that every student can discover God’s truth for themselves. These steps—observation, interpretation,
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The Bible claims within its covers to be the sole source of information about God and about what He is doing. This booklet, therefore, is based on a very important assumption. It is assumed from the beginning that the Bible is what it claims to be — the Word of God.
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How to Study the Bible – Eight Steps to Understanding Scripture 1. Prepare for the Word – Am I ready to hear from God? 2. Analyze the Word – What does it say? 3. Interpret the Word – What does it mean? 4. Meditate on the Word – Why does it maUer? 5. Apply the Word – What should I do? 6. Memorize the Word – When will I need it? 7.
- Anonymous: 18 Out of 66
- Anonymous Books of The Old Testament
- Anonymous Books of The New Testament
- The Author We Do Know About
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The usual procedure for studying a biblical text is to begin with who wrote it and under what circumstances. If the author has chosen to be anonymous, however, this procedure becomes impossible. When we examine closely the books of the Bible, we discover that 12 of the 39 Old Testament books are anonymous: Genesis, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 a...
Genesis
Although Genesis is called the First Book of Moses, nowhere in Genesis, or in the rest of the Pentateuch for that matter, is there any hint about who wrote it. Higher critics from the 19th century onward have repudiated this claim of Mosaic authorship. They asserted that Genesis is a compilation of at least two written sources, distinguished by the use of two divine names in various portions of the document. As the years progressed, the analysis became more and more detailed, and scholars com...
Judges
Between a carefully constructed prologue and epilogue, the content of the main part of the Book of Judges records the triumphs and tragedies of seven champions of the various tribes of Israel. The main theme of the book concerns the gracious patience of God in the face of the unfaithfulness of his people. We do not find in Judges any assertion regarding authorship. The statement that twice occurs, “in those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit” (Judges 17:6; 21:25) and twice...
Ruth
The author of the Book of Ruth nowhere reveals himself. The brief genealogy that closes the book (see Ruth 4:18-22) suggests an author at the time of King David. Rabbinic tradition names Samuel as the author, but this seems unlikely, because Samuel died before David ascended the throne. The prophet Nathan is another possible author.
Matthew and Mark
Though tradition has ascribed names for the authors of the First and Second Gospels, the books themselves leave almost no clues as to their identity. Those looking for ways to substantiate the traditional attributions have pointed out that Matthew’s many references to money and to counting would be appropriate for the gospel of a former tax collector. They also remark that the story of the young man fleeing naked into the night at the time of Jesus’ arrest (Mark 14:51-52) may be Mark’s autobi...
Luke and Acts
The Third Gospel and its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles, is also anonymous but both books are addressed to the man named “Theophilus” (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1). In addition, the Book of Acts has two sections in which the author includes himself in the action by using the first person plural pronouns (see Acts 16:10-17; 20:6-end). From these “we sections” we may be confident that the author of Luke-Acts was a close companion of the Apostle Paul, and Luke fills the bill quite handsomely (see Colos...
John
The author of the Fourth Gospel identifies himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” and bears testimony as an eyewitness of the death of Christ (John 19:35). Other autobiographical passages point to John the son of Zebedee as the author (see John 1:35-42; John 19:26-27; John 20:2-9; and John 21:1-24). This seems to be confirmed by the similarity of style and vocabulary between the Fourth Gospel and the epistles of John.
Although the anonymity of these biblical authors may be a stumbling block to some, yet the children of Israel and the disciples of Jesus have long recognized that their writings bear the marks of inspiration. The divine Author of these works as well as the rest of the books of the Bible has left evidence of his work as the world’s best communicator...
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David A. Dorsey. The literary structure of the Old Testament: a commentary on Genesis – Malachi. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1999. By demonstrating the literary structure of each of the 39 books of the Old Testament, Dorsey makes a major contribution toward confirming the literary integrity of each document. In book after book, Dorsey finds what he calls symmetry in the organization of the text. Other scholars have called the same structure chiastic, noting a reverse parallelism between the b...
1. The Bible is a book that is a collection of 66 smaller books. 2. We sometimes call the ible by another name: the “Scriptures.” This word means “sacred writings.” 3. The Bible is divided into two parts called testaments. Think of the word testament as a synonym for the word “covenant.”
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Welcome to this course on Methods for Bible Study: Understanding Bible Interpretation. This course deals with an introduction to hermeneutics, the process of interpreting and understanding the Scriptures. It is the frame-work for how to interpret what we find as we read and study the Bible.
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