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Reading The Bible For All It Is Worth

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A. Introduction
Along with the ESV Study Bible, two textbooks, some thoughts are now crafted into a flexible writer's guide. Encouragement to create "The Guide" (TG) has been the labor of love, and I praise the Holy Trinity for the opportunity. In use, TG will inspire better reading, writing, directional informational, from different platforms to help release the Bible's message to unique audiences. The main topics are in bold italics for easier location. The assignment was to combine texts Grasping God's Word (GGW) and How to Read the Bible for All it is Worth (RBW). Even since last April, the latter book has produced a fourth edition to change with the scholarship times. Both textbooks talk about preconditions but neither go into real detail …show more content…

It would have been helpful if the authors offered a coloring system to recall information as there is a lot of it. I found it easier to start with a couple of metal pens, Microsoft Word, and a computer research line for Bibles, a thesaurus, dictionaries, some maps, and a printer. Also used were twistable pencil crayons and a legend key to recognize literary tools such as conjunctions, repeating words, etc. Another requirement is personal space that is inviting and comfortable for thinking and a "parking lot notebook" to quickly sort ideas and reduce distraction time, and distraction will happen because we are human. I would argue that this is the closest I will come to being a surgeon only with words because it will go to people's minds, so be careful. The GGW does a fantastic job with boxes and arrows and with black and white overall to cut costs, but it is also harder to learn. The course outline featured the inductive method. Although this is what the system is, I prefer introductive to inductive methodology for scripture. Inductive means to me that I am good at something and that I deserve to be inducted to a sports institution such as the Hall of Fame. Now, we are ready for preparing for what we bring to the table, but first a word from the Holy Spirit. The Interpretive Journey is a GGW process that teaches proper exegetical skills, …show more content…

If not, misconceptions can happen; there are eight different fallacies in the GGW textbook. The biggest help after all the literary tools is the Greek translation tool found at Tyndale House on the Internet. It is great as it is United Kingdom-based, and I get the action of being part of the real whole world church building. This resource also helps to reflect and choose words responsibly. I will select one or maybe two Greek words for the sermon. The bottom line is that we need to be reminded that the biblical author controls the meaning, not the reader or the 21st-century writer (Ch10 GGW). We are now ready to look at the historical

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