Living by the Book/Living by the Book Workbook Set (63 page)

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Preface

PART 1

O
BSERVATION

Start with Observation

1. Observing a Passage of Scripture

2. Observing a Verse (Psalm 93:1)

3. Observing a Verse (1 John 3:12)

4. Reading the Bible as for the First Time

5. Reading the Bible as for the First Time (Luke 15:11–32)

6. Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (Isaiah 55)

7. Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (John 3:16–17)

8. Reading Thoughtfully (Genesis 5:21–31; 7:11)

9. Reading Thoughtfully (Luke 17:11–19)

10. Reading Repeatedly (Exodus 20:1–21)

11. Reading Repeatedly (Romans 5)

12. Reading Patiently

13. Reading Selectively (Genesis 11:27–12:9)

14. Reading Selectively (Matthew 2:1–12; Luke 2:1–40)

15. Reading Prayerfully (Jonah 2)

16. Reading Prayerfully (Ephesians 3)

17. Reading Imaginatively (Daniel 6)

18. Reading Imaginatively (John 2:1–11)

19. Reading Meditatively (2 Samuel 6:1–8)

20. Reading Meditatively (Romans 8:28–39)

21. Reading Purposefully (Jeremiah 38)

22. Reading Purposefully (Colossians 1:15–29)

23. Reading Acquisitively

24. Reading Telescopically (Lamentations 3:22–33)

25. Reading Telescopically (Hebrews 12:1–13)

26. Working with a Paragraph (Jonah 4:5–8)

27. Working with a Paragraph (2 Corinthians 4:7–12)

28. Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Proverbs 31:10–31)

29. Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Luke 15)

30. Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Joshua 1)

31. Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Romans 7:7–25)

32. Looking for Things That Are Related (Numbers 21:4–9)

33. Looking for Things That Are Related (John 3:1–21)

34. Looking for Things That Are Alike (Isaiah 66:1–16)

35. Looking for Things That Are Alike (Matthew 23:23–39)

36. Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Numbers 13:25–14:31)

37. Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Acts 4:32–5:11)

38. Looking for Things That Are True to Life (1 Kings 11)

39. Looking for Things That Are True to Life (2 Timothy 1)

40. Working with a Segment of Scripture

41. How to Study a Section of Scripture

42. Making a Start with Your Chart

43. Working with a Segment of Scripture (Exodus 7–12)

44. Working with a Segment of Scripture (Revelation 2–3)

PART 2

I
NTERPRETATION

From Observation to Interpretation

45. Why Do We Need Interpretation?

46. Aids to Interpretation

47. Hazards to Avoid

48. Literary Genres of the Bible

49. Examining the Content (Habakkuk 3:17–19)

50. Looking for Context (Habakkuk 3:17–19)

51. Making Relevant Comparisons (Habakkuk 3:17–19)

52. Considering the Culture (Habakkuk 3:17–19)

53. Doing Further Consultation (Habakkuk 3:17–19)

54. Coming to Terms (Book of Habakkuk)

55. Figuring Out the Figurative

56. Figuring Out the Figurative (Judges 9:9–15)