Demonstrates twelve different methods for reading the Bible that will not only help you understand its words more fully but will also nudge you toward applying those words to your life more faithfully.
"The Spirit of God uses the Word of God to make us like the Son of God." --Rick Warren.
You were created to become like Christ. This is one of the five God-ordained purposes for your life that Warren describes in his bestselling book The Purpose Driven Life. And this is why studying the Bible is so important.
The Bible's truths have the power to shape you, transform you, align you with the character and ways of Jesus Christ as you encounter him in the gospels and throughout all of Scripture. Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods is an easy-to-understand guide through twelve effective reading methods that allow Scripture to do just that.
Simple step-by-step instructions guide you through the how-tos of the following methods:
DevotionalChapter SummaryCharacter QualityThematicBiographicalTopicalWord StudyBook BackgroundBook SurveyChapter AnalysisBook SynthesisVerse AnalysisThe organization of this book allows you to explore each method or jump around to find the ones best suited to your reading and learning style as well as your spiritual growth.
Thousands of individuals, small groups, churches, and seminary classes have used this practical manual to unlock the wonderful truths of Scripture. You can too. Written by America's pastor, Rick Warren, Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods will help you develop a customized approach to studying, understanding, and applying the Bible.
Reading the Bible is fairly new to me (6 months.) I don’t necessarily know what I was looking for but this book isn’t it! I enjoy reading the Bible but this book made me feel as if I was “doing” it wrong. I’m sure there’s a place for this book so I don’t want to leave a bad review. But if you’re new to Christianity, this isn’t the book for you.
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Es un libro que le va a ayudar a estudiar la biblia mejor. Yo le compré para un amigo. Es un regalo perfecto para animarle a crecer en la fe.
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I purchased this book, as it was recommended by one of my pastors. It is fantastic! It has 12 different methods for studying the Bible. It begins with the easiest method and progressively gets more difficult and involved. You could easily just learn the first few ways of Bible study and get your money's worth out of this book. Each chapter not only details the how to's, it also gives a detailed example of a study using...
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THis is the classic book on how to personally study the Bible that has been used in Bible colleges, universities, seminaries, churches, and small groups for over 20 years - and nothing yet has been printed that even comes close to being more helpful and understandable. Zondervan has now released this larger workbook format that is so much easier to use. Even though I have Rick Warren's original first edition, I bought a copy...
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Rick Warren outlines many different methods to Bible Study - you can do it by book, character, topic, whatever.... and he gives examples on how to take the subject from initial review to final understanding.The book, while published in the early 1980's is still very relevant to today.
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