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Preface | |
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Observation: Start with Observation | |
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Observing a Passage of Scripture | |
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Observing a Verse (Psalm 93:1) | |
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Observing a Verse (1 John 3:12) | |
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Reading the Bible as for the First Time | |
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Reading the Bible as for the First Time (Luke 15:11-32) | |
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Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (Isaiah 55) | |
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Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (John 3:16-17) | |
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Reading Thoughtfully (Genesis 5:21-31; 7:11) | |
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Reading Thoughtfully (Luke 17:11-19) | |
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Reading Repeatedly (Exodus 20:1-21) | |
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Reading Repeatedly (Romans 5) | |
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Reading Patiently | |
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Reading Selectively (Genesis 11:27-12:9) | |
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Reading Selectively (Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-40) | |
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Reading Prayerfully (Jonah 2) | |
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Reading Prayerfully (Ephesians 3) | |
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Reading Imaginatively (Daniel 6) | |
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Reading Imaginatively (John 2:1-11) | |
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Reading Meditatively (2 Samuel 6:1-8) | |
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Reading Meditatively (Romans 8:28-39) | |
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Reading Purposefully (Jeremiah 38) | |
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Reading Purposefully (Colossians 1:15-29) | |
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Reading Acquisitively | |
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Reading Telescopically (Lamentations 3:22-33) | |
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Reading Telescopically (Hebrews 12:1-13) | |
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Working with a Paragraph (Jonah 4:5-8) | |
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Working with a Paragraph (2 Corinthians 4:7-12) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Proverbs 31:10-31) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Luke 15) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Joshua 1) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Romans 7:7-25) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Related (Numbers 21:4-9) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Related (John 3:1-21) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Alike (Isaiah 66:1-16) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Alike (Matthew 23:23-39) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Numbers 13:25-14:31) | |
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Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Acts 4:32-5:11) | |
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Looking for Things That Are True to Life (1 Kings 11) | |
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Looking for Things That Are True to Life (2 Timothy 1) | |
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Working with a Segment of Scripture | |
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How to Study a Section of Scripture | |
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Making a Start with Your Chart | |
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Working with a Segment of Scripture (Exodus 7-12) | |
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Working with a Segment of Scripture (Revelation 2-3) | |
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Interpretation: From Observation to Interpretation | |
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Why Do We Need Interpretation? | |
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Aids to Interpretation | |
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Hazards to Avoid | |
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Literary Genres of the Bible | |
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Examining the Content (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | |
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Looking for Context (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | |
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Making Relevant Comparisons (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | |
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Considering the Culture (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | |
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Doing Further Consultation (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | |
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Coming to Terms (Book of Habakkuk) | |
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Figuring Out the Figurative | |
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Figuring Out the Figurative (Judges 9:9-15) | |
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Figuring Out the Figurative (Revelation 17) | |
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Application: From Interpretation to Application | |
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Nine Questions to Ask | |
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Asking the Right Questions (Ezekiel 33:1-10) | |
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Asking the Right Questions (1 Thessalonians 5) | |
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Truth That Transforms (Psalms 51) | |
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Truth That Transforms (Hebrews 4:12-16) | |
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A Transformed People (Exodus 31:1-11; 1 Kings 6) | |
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A Transformed People (Ephesians 2:11-22) | |
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The Process of Application (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14) | |
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The Process of Application (Galatians 5:16-26) | |
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Customized Christianity (Jeremiah 36) | |
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Customized Christianity (Philippians 4:1-9) | |
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Cultures in Context (Genesis 25:19-34; 27; 1-46) | |
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Cultures in Context (Mark 1:21-45) | |
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Stating Principles from Scripture (Leviticus 16) | |
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Stating Principles from Scripture (2 Peter 3) | |
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A Process of Life-Change | |
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Putting It All Together: Introduction | |
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Book of Ruth | |
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Book of James | |