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HELPS FOR YOUNG STUDENTS
SOME METHODS OF BIBI Old Testament STUDY FOB BEGINNERS PENTATEUCH N um bers, 1. Synthetic, i Bible study by books. Take each book of th e Bible and read it several tim es th ro u g h so as to get the scope of th e book. Find th e key exprès- sions, key verses, key chapter, its prac- tical ^teaching, its p resen tatio n of C hrist, - U sing a good reference Bible, look up th e get “T reasu ry of Scripture K now ledge,” a book w hich tre a ts every verse in th e Bible by parallel references. T here is no b etter comm entary on the Bible J h a n th e Bible itself. 3. Topical. Bible study by topics. A topical te x t book will be of- help. T his groups th e im p o rtan t Scripture passages topically. “W h at the Bible Teaches (Tor- rey) is a larg er and m ore thorough work of th is n atu re. For instance, tak e the su b ject of “Ju stificatio n " and carefully read every passage containing th is word. 4. Microscopic. Bible study by concord ance. A C ruden’s Concordance is good, bu t the thorough stu d en t will w ant ‘S tro n g s E xhaustive C oncordance,” Take j great words of Scripture and look up th eir use in different passages. T his will suggest Bible outlines of a very practical nature. For instance, find th e “fear nots of the Bible, notin g th e different th in g s we are told we are no t to feat, etc. 5. Explanation. Bible study by comm en tary . R eading a chapter in your Bible, read the comm ents of some good Bible auth o rity w ith it. M atthew H enry’s C omm entary is practical for th e ordinary student. 6. C hapter Summary. Bible study for the purpose of analyzing each chapter. Special note books have been prepared for th is kind of w ork. One by th e au th o r of th is book let, is called “T hrough My Bible, C hapter by C hapter.” B lank space is provided for th e stu d en t to note th e principal charac ters, im p o rtan t ev en ts, prom ises, mem ory verses, spiritual lesson, how" C hrist is seen, etc. T his is a . very helpful m ethod. OUTWARD DIVISIONS Classification of Scripture for con venience in study has been the rule from earliest times. Luke 24:44 classifies the Old Testament as “Law, Prophets and Psalms.” Fol lowing are the structural divisions of the Bible: m arginal references. B etter .still, its d isp en satio n ^ settin g . 2. Parallel. Bible study by references. h ^ t ORICAL7' -¿ j J Joshua, Judges, R uth, 1 and 2 Sam uel, Î an(j 2 K ings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, N ehem iah, E sther. ^ ^ ^ '^ P s a im s , Proverbs, E cclesiastes, Song 0f Solomon, L am entations. H g & S l j g Ezekiel, D aniel, H osea, ^ ^ „ ^ ^ t a k k u ^ ^ Z e p h Î S f a t ’ Zechariah, M alachi. New Testament HISTORICAL , M atthew , M ark, Luke, John, A cts. DOCTRINAL G alatians, Rom ans, H ebrews. CHURCH ORDER 1 and 2 C orinthians, 1 Tim othy, T itus. CHURCH TRU TH Ephesians,. Colossians. CHRISTIAN L IF E . Philippians, 1 T hessalopians, Philem on, Jam es, 1 P eter, I John. COURSE OF TH E AGE 2 Thessalonians, 2 T im othy, 2 . P eter, 2 and 3 John, Jude. PROPHETICAL Revelation. Gen...........:....-__M oses (A bout 1500 B. C.) Exo__ ________Moses (A bout 1500B. C.) Lev__ ________Moses (A bout 1500B. C ) N um ___.....____Moses (A bout 1500B. C.) D eut.-._______Moses (A bout 1500B. C.) Jo sh ....................Jo sh u a (A bout 1425 B. C.) ju d g es.............„Samuel (A bout 1410 B. C.) R uth___ _____ U nknow n (A bout 1300 B. C. I. Sam uel....... -U ncertain, Samuel, N athan or ' G ad-(A bout 1155 B. C.) II. Sam uel___ U ncertain (A bout 1155 B. C.) I K ings ___ .-.U ncertain (A bout 560 B. C.) II. K ings—___ U ncertain (E zra) (A bout 560 B C ) I. Chron............U ncertain (E zra) (A bout 1000 B C ) II. Chron..— —U ncertain (E zra) (A bout 530 B C ) E zra___ ....__ ....Ezra (A bout 536 B. C.) N eh__ S s _____N ehem iah (A bout 445 to 448 B C ) E sth e r ___. ..__U ncertain (M ordecai) (464-434 B. C.) Job...___ J .........U ncertain (M oses, Elihu or Job) (D uring tim es of A bra ham. O ldest Book in Bible) Psalms......„.„...-David, Moses, A saph, E than, Sons of K orah (1500-1000 B. C.) P rov...................Solomon (990 to 995 B. C.) E c c l . Solomon (980 to 985 B. C.) Song Sol Solomon (980-985' B. C.) Is .....................„..Isaiah (766 to 679 B. C.) Ter...........„¿.^.„.Jerem iah (A bout 580 to 600 J B C ) Lam....,.....„.~__ Jerem iah (A bout 588 B. C.) : Ezek./„_........__Ezekiel (A bout 570-590 B. C.) W RITERS AND DATES Old T estam ent
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