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Direct Bible discovery / Ronald W. Leigh.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman Press, c1982.Description: 256 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0805411399 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS600.2  .L435 1982
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. How the Holy Spirit helps -- 3. The importance of procedure -- 4. The direct procedure -- 5. The discovery procedure -- 6. The order of the elements -- 7. Observation -- 8. Sample observations -- 9. Pitfalls and perseverance in observation -- 10. Interpretation -- 11. Literary interpretation -- 12. Contextual interpretation -- 13. Proper reasoning -- 14. Application -- 15. Where to start -- 16. Other practical matters -- 17. The procedure for studying books -- Procedures versus meaning -- The procedure -- Step 1: pray -- Step 2: survey -- Step 3: divide -- Step 4: scrutinize -- Step 5: Examine topics -- Step 6: synthesize -- Step 7: compare -- Step 8: apply -- 18. The procedure for studying topics -- Step 1: pray -- Step 2: delimit -- Step 3: Recall -- Step 4: find and sort -- Step 5: scrutinize -- Step 6: synthesize -- Step 7: compare -- Step 8: apply -- 19. Summary: thirty key principles of Bible study -- Appendix A: Sample results from a book study -- Appendix B: Sample results from a topic study -- Appendix C: Sample respaced texts -- Appendix D: Diagrams and examples of types of relationships -- Appendix E: A note to pastors and teachers.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BS 600.2 .L435 1982 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA016877 Available AUA016877

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 247-249.

1. Introduction --
2. How the Holy Spirit helps --
3. The importance of procedure --
4. The direct procedure --
5. The discovery procedure --
6. The order of the elements --
7. Observation --
8. Sample observations --
9. Pitfalls and perseverance in observation --
10. Interpretation --
11. Literary interpretation --
12. Contextual interpretation --
13. Proper reasoning --
14. Application --
15. Where to start --
16. Other practical matters --
17. The procedure for studying books --
Procedures versus meaning --
The procedure --
Step 1: pray --
Step 2: survey --
Step 3: divide --
Step 4: scrutinize --
Step 5: Examine topics --
Step 6: synthesize --
Step 7: compare --
Step 8: apply --
18. The procedure for studying topics --
Step 1: pray --
Step 2: delimit --
Step 3: Recall --
Step 4: find and sort --
Step 5: scrutinize --
Step 6: synthesize --
Step 7: compare --
Step 8: apply --
19. Summary: thirty key principles of Bible study --
Appendix A: Sample results from a book study --
Appendix B: Sample results from a topic study --
Appendix C: Sample respaced texts --
Appendix D: Diagrams and examples of types of relationships --
Appendix E: A note to pastors and teachers.