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Participatory Bible Study Method

Participatory Bible Study Method

Solid scholarship. Spiritual exercise. Effective application. Diverse community.

  • Bible StudyExpand
    • Participatory Bible Study: OverviewExpand
      • Participatory Bible Study: Introduction
      • Basics of the Participatory Bible Study Method
      • Participatory Bible Study: Basic Bible Study Outline
    • Participatory Bible Study: Preparation
    • Participatory Bible Study: MethodExpand
      • Tools and BasicsExpand
        • Participatory Bible Study: Understanding Context
        • Participatory Bible Study: Bible Study Tools
        • Participatory Bible Study: Hanging Biblical Interpretation
        • Participatory Bible Study: Reading the Text Precisely
      • Literary GenresExpand
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Allegory
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting History
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Letters
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Parables
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Poetry
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Prophecy
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Stories
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Visions and Dreams
    • Participatory Bible Study: Sharing
  • Thoughts and Updates
  • Finding ResourcesExpand
    • Books on Galatians
    • Hermeneutics
    • Living the Lord’s Prayer
    • New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary
    • The Lost in Translation Imprint
  • FastTractsExpand
    • The Sword and the Fruit of the Spirit
    • Seven Barriers to Hearing the Word
Participatory Bible Study Method
Participatory Bible Study Method
Solid scholarship. Spiritual exercise. Effective application. Diverse community.

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What Shapes Are Your Characters?
Study Strategies

What Shapes Are Your Characters?

Byjevlir June 28, 2020February 25, 2024

If you have never thought of characters having shapes, such as triangles, polygons, or circles, read on! This Bible study strategy is based on Dr. Dolly Berthelot’s SELFSHAPES™. More on that below. Studying Bible stories is, at root, very much like studying other stories. Christians reading scripture have the additional sense that what they are…

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Don’t Worship the System
Discussion

Don’t Worship the System

Byjevlir May 29, 2018February 25, 2024

No, there is nothing wrong with a disciplined system of Bible study. But there is everything wrong with worshipping your system or imposing it on others. — David Alan Black, Seven Marks of a New Testament Church, pp. 21-22.

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  • Bible Study
    • Participatory Bible Study: Overview
      • Participatory Bible Study: Introduction
      • Basics of the Participatory Bible Study Method
      • Participatory Bible Study: Basic Bible Study Outline
    • Participatory Bible Study: Preparation
    • Participatory Bible Study: Method
      • Tools and Basics
        • Participatory Bible Study: Understanding Context
        • Participatory Bible Study: Bible Study Tools
        • Participatory Bible Study: Hanging Biblical Interpretation
        • Participatory Bible Study: Reading the Text Precisely
      • Literary Genres
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Allegory
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting History
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Letters
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Parables
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Poetry
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Prophecy
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Stories
        • Participatory Bible Study: Interpreting Visions and Dreams
    • Participatory Bible Study: Sharing
  • Thoughts and Updates
  • Finding Resources
    • Books on Galatians
    • Hermeneutics
    • Living the Lord’s Prayer
    • New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary
    • The Lost in Translation Imprint
  • FastTracts
    • The Sword and the Fruit of the Spirit
    • Seven Barriers to Hearing the Word