Bible
Study
Methods
Test
2
100

The Devotional Method

Select a Bible portion, meditate on it, & apply it

100

Read a CH 5 times and write summary of central thoughts

The Chapter Summary Method 

100

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

100

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)

100

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.

200

Selecting a short portion of your Bible and applying it

The Devotional Method

200

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.

200

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.

200

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

200

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

300

The Chapter Summary Method

Read a CH 5 times & write a summary of central themes

300

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

300

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)

300

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.

300

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

400

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

400

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

400

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

400

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

400

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

500

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.

500

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.

500

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.

500

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.

500

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