The Devotional Method
Select a Bible portion, meditate on it, & apply it
Read a CH 5 times and write summary of central thoughts
The Chapter Summary Method
Select a Bible theme to study. Think of 3-5 questions you'd like to answer about this theme. Study all the references you can find on this theme and record the answers to your questions.
The Thematic Model
The Topical Method
Collect and compare all the verses you can find on a particular topic. Organize your conclusions into an outline that you can share with another person. (LOVE Why, When, where CLASS EXERCISE)
The Book Background Method
Study how history, geography, culture, science, and politics affected what happened in Bible times. Use Bible reference books to increase your understanding of the Word.
Selecting a short portion of your Bible and applying it
The Devotional Method
The Character Quality Method
Choose a character quality you would like to work on in your life and study what the Bible says about it.
The Thematic Model
Select a Bible theme to study. Think of 3-5 questions you'd like to answer about this theme. Study all the references you can find on this theme and record the answers to your questions.
Collect and compare all the verses you can find on a particular topic. Organize your conclusions into an outline that you can share with another person. (LOVE Why, When, where CLASS EXERCISE)
The Topical Method
Study how history, geography, culture, science, and politics affected what happened in Bible times. Use Bible reference books to increase your understanding of the Word.
The Book Background Method
The Chapter Summary Method
Read a CH 5 times & write a summary of central themes
Choose a character quality you would like to work on in your life and study what the Bible says about it
The Character Quality Method
The Biographical Method
Select a Bible character and research all the verses about that person in order to study his life and characteristics. Make notes and apply it in your own life. (Jesus)
The Word Study Method
Study the important words of the Bible. Find out how many times a word occurs in Scripture and how it is used. Find out the original meaning of the word.
Study the important words of the Bible. Find out how many times a word occurs in Scripture and how it is used. Find out the original meaning of the word (Samson)
The Word Study Method
Select a Bible character and research all the verses about that person in order to study his life and characteristics. Make notes and apply it in your own life. (Jesus)
The Biographical Method
Survey an entire book of the Bible by reading it through several times to get a general overview of its contents. Study the background of the book and make notes on its contents.
The Book Survey Method
Master the contents of a chapter of a book of the Bible by taking in-depth look at each verse in that chapter. Tear each verse apart word by word, observing every detail.
The Chapter Analysis Method
Summarize the contents and main themes of a book of the Bible after you have read it through several times. Make an outline of the book. This method is done after you have used a Book Survey Method and the Chapter Analysis Method on every chapter of that book.
The Book Synthesis Method
Select one passage of Scripture and examine it in detail by asking questions, finding cross-references, and paraphrasing each verse. Record a possible application of each verse you study.
The Verse-by-Verse Analysis Method
The Book Survey Method
Survey an entire book of the Bible by reading it through several times to get a general overview of its contents. Study the background of the book and make notes on its contents.
The Chapter Analysis Method
Master the contents of a chapter of a book of the Bible by taking in-depth look at each verse in that chapter. Tear each verse apart word by word, observing every detail.
The Book Synthesis Method
Summarize the contents and main themes of a book of the Bible after you have read it through several times. Make an outline of the book. This method is done after you have used a Book Survey Method and the Chapter Analysis Method on every chapter of that book.
The Verse-by-Verse Analysis Method
Select one passage of Scripture and examine it in detail by asking questions, finding cross-references, and paraphrasing each verse. Record a possible application of each verse you study.
Mention the 12 Bible Study Methods
The Devotional Method, The Chapter Summary Method, The Character Quality Method, The Thematic Model, The Biographical Method, The Topical Method, The Word Study Method, The Book Background Method, The Book Survey Method, The Chapter Analysis Method, The Book Synthesis Method, The Verse-by-Verse Analysis Method