Teaching the Bible to Adults and Youth

by Dick Murray

Book Overview

Ten winning strategies and multiple approaches for effective Bible study. A contributory book for lay leaders, pastors, or individuals wanting to broaden their approach to Scripture. Revised and updated with a foreword by Lyle Schaller. Teaching the Bible to Adults and Youth shows how to make the Bible "transparent"--with God evident throughout. Dick Murray offers suggestions for teaching, provides different approaches and perspectives from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687410843
• ISBN13: 9780687410842
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Bible study for taday

Mr. Murray provides a refershing look at Bible Study that is well thought out and well organized. The themes that author provides are fully discussed anfd the author is very thorough. This is a good guide for any Bible Study teacher in any setting Because the author is sensitive to the learning needs and abilities of different people, he provides a diversity of different approaches. Murray obviously desires to share his faioth woith others and through this book he not only underscores the value of Bible Study but the value of the method as well. The reader is surprised by the quantity and duiversity of the methods in Murray's book.

Effective Bible Studies

This book provided explicit procedures for implementing various Bible study methods. Each of the methods outlined gave detailed approaches to develop meaningful studies. Being non-technical, the methods used were very student oriented. Evaluations were also given of different prepared Bible studies, although these were somewhat outdated. Several of these methods were used in a class setting and most were very effective. This book is highly recommended for anyone interesting in beginning a Bible study, since it gives a wide variety of ideas for getting started.

The ABC's of Bible instruction

This book is easy to follow and contains concrete ways to help leaders engage students in God's word. Murray discusses many techniques that can be easily implemented. This book is an excellent resource for someone who has never taught the Bible. You can pick this book up, read it, and immediately implement its techniques.

Practical Approaches to Teaching the Bible

In this book Dick Murray, professor of Christian Education at Perkins School of Theology, provides several methods for teaching the Bible. His methods endeavor to place the focus on God's Word--not on the teacher or the method--making the Bible accessible to adult and youth learners with varied learning styles. The book provides easy-to-follow procedures, often with several options. Murray provides several practical approaches to helping people learn about the Word of God.

Well Versed in Bible Study!

This is an excellent book with many solid suggestions for new pastors or laypersons as well as those with many years of teaching under their belts. It is simple to read yet detailed with many ideas. There are concrete examples and it is broken down into adult and youth studies, however, most if not all examples can be used across all age brackets. It is a must read for all interested in enlivening any Bible study!