Week 1- Just the Facts
What is the first thing to do before beginning to study the Bible?
Pray!
What kind of words are important and repeated in a text?
Key words.
What is a parable?
A story that teaches a moral lesson.
What helps us understand the time an event happens?
Historical context.
What did Jesus give to help people believe?
Signs.
What questions do you ask to gather facts?
5 W and 1 H (Who, What, Why, Where, When, and How?)
What endures forever?
The Word of the Lord!
What do similes use?
Connecting words: Like, As, Such as.
What should you do with details you collect?
List them.
What was one result from his signs?
Many believed in His name.
What are the 3 steps in inductive Bible study?
Observation, interpretation, and application.
What shows us themes in a text?
Key words.
What is a metaphor?
An implied comparison between two different things that does NOT use connecting words (Like, As).
When you look at how people lived, you're looking at their what?
Cultural context.
What was Jesus' first sign?
Turning water into wine.
How do you get the facts about Biblical characters?
List what the text says (Observation).
What do you need to do to have sound doctrine?
Long for the pure milk of the Word.
What does Scripture never do?
Contradicts itself.
What is the Sword of the Spirit?
The Word of God!
The theme of a book is determined by its:
Subjects in chapters.
What does context include?
Places, Times, and Cultures
What does training in righteousness mean?
Instructing and correcting.
What is an example of a parable?
The Prodigal Son.
What does Paul tell us to put on every day?
The full armor of God.
Which witnesses proved Jesus' case in John 4?
The woman at the well, and the royal official.