Observing the Bible

INTRO

The Handbook to Bible Study Asking Questions of the Text

One of the main characteristics you should possess to be fruitful as a Bible student is curiosity.

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth Learning to Do Exegesis

The key to good exegesis, and therefore to a more intelligent reading of the Bible, is to learn to read the text carefully and to ask the right questions of the text.

KEY TERMS

EXEGESIS refers to the systematic discovery of the original meaning of a passage of Scripture

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth Learning to Do Exegesis

The key to good exegesis, and therefore to a more intelligent reading of the Bible, is to learn to read the text carefully and to ask the right questions of the text

ASK THESE QUESTIONS

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth Learning to Do Exegesis

There are two basic kinds of questions one should ask of every biblical passage: those that relate to context and those that relate to content.

The historical context can be found by asking these three questions: WHO? WHERE? WHEN?

The literary context can be found by asking these two questions: WHAT? WHY?

1) Ask WHO?