Bible Study Made Easy

by Mark Water

Publisher:

John Hunt

, 1998

Overview

Learn how to study the Bible on your own with this easy-to-understand reference guide. It's perfect for anyone new to Bible study or for teaching your teens how to study the Bible.

• Different Bible study methods explained
• Learn what questions to ask
• Discover the relationship between the Old and New Testaments

This guide covers all the essentials! It begins with the basics of how to choose a Bible version and introduces the reader to Bible reference tools (commentaries, concordances, Bible dictionaries, etc.). The guide then walks you through various study methods and approaches, explaining how to study books and people in the Bible, and how to do word or topic studies.

Sample entries include:

• "Which Bible version should I use?"
• "Nine ways NOT to study the Bible"
• "Questions to ask"
• "What are commentaries, concordances, Bible dictionaries, New Testament interlinears?"
• "Looking through a microscope"
• "The telescopic approach to Bible study"
• "Linking the Old and New Testaments"
• "It's all Greek to me!"
• "Following a chain from Genesis to Revelation"
• "The names of God"
• "A biography--the life of Daniel"
• "The great women of the Bible"
• "The names and titles of Jesus"
• "How do Matthew, Mark and Luke differ?"
• "Studying a single word: humility"
• "15 ways to enhance your Bible study"

Contents

Top Highlights

“People who describe the fish as a whale are incorrect. The correct translation is ‘great fish’ or ‘large fish’ (Jonah 1:17). Jesus calls it a ‘huge fish’ (Matthew 12:40). The biological identification of the fish is not the important point of the story.” (Page 40)

“Bible reading as an adventure—an opportunity to know God, and his Son Jesus Christ” (Page 7)

“Always ask God to send his Holy Spirit to illuminate the passage for you. Write down the Bible reference, and jot down your question. Then ask an experienced Christian, or read a reference book about the passage. When you do find the answer, be sure to write it down next to your question.” (Page 7)

“Bible dictionaries are ideal books for looking up individual Bible words, Bible people and Bible themes” (Page 13)

“Bible atlases are ideal for increasing our understanding of the Bible” (Page 13)

Product Details

• Title: Bible Study Made Easy
• Author: Mark Water
• Publisher: John Hunt
• Publication Date: 1998
• Pages: 64

About Mark Water

Mark Water  was born in Devon, England and trained for the Anglican ministry at the London College of Divinity. He was ordained as an evangelical minister in 1966.

Water has served as writer, editor, and advisor for a variety of titles and projects. In addition to the Bible Made Easy Series, Water authored The Encyclopedia of Christian Quotations and The New Encyclopedia of Christian Martyrs which can both be found in the John Hunt Desk Collection.