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1.2 Methods of Studying the Holy Bible

Christian Religious Education · Grade 10 · 8 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Methods of studying the Holy Bible
  • The inductive method: observation, interpretation and application
  • The biography method
  • The thematic or topical method
  • The book and chapter methods
  • The devotional method
  • Benefits of studying the Holy Bible

What you will be able to do

  • summarise five methods of studying the Holy Bible
  • examine the benefits of studying the Holy Bible
  • apply the inductive method of studying the Bible to specific Bible texts
  • utilise the biography method to study the book of Jonah
  • desire to read the word of God daily to grow spiritually

Key questions

“How do you study the Holy Bible?”

Lessons

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  1. Methods of Bible study, and the inductive method in use
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Five ways of studying the Bible, and the inductive method applied step by step to two passages.
  2. The biography method: Jonah, and the benefits of Bible study
    40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
    Using the biography method on the book of Jonah, working thematically with a concordance, and the benefits of studying scripture.
  3. Observation in practice: the Good Samaritan
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    The first inductive stage practised on Luke 10:25-37, recording only what the passage says.
  4. Interpretation: form, context and first hearers
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    The second inductive stage applied to Luke 10:25-37, anchoring meaning in form, context and the first audience.
  5. Application the text can bear
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    The third inductive stage: specific, personal steps that rest on what Luke 10 actually means.
  6. The book and chapter methods: Philemon
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Studying a whole book first, then its chapter, using Paul's letter to Philemon as a complete worked example.
  7. The thematic method and the tools of study
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    How to follow one theme through scripture with a concordance, practised on forgiveness, with integrity and purity as the class task.
  8. The devotional method and a daily habit
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Daily reading with prayer as formation, a workable Grade 10 plan, and the benefits of studying scripture lived rather than listed.