Biblical InterpretationSundays, Sep. 8-Nov. 24, 2013

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth,

butyou shall meditate on it day and night,

so thatyou may be careful to do

according to all that is written in it;

forthen you will make your way prosperousandthen you will have success.

Ten Strategies to First-Rate Reading

#1: Read ThoughtfullyUse your brain.

Proverbs 2:4and if you look for [wisdom] as for silver and

search for it as for hidden treasure

#2: Read Repeatedly

Some helpful tips:

Read the Bible in different translations

Listen to recordings of Scripture

Read the Bible out loud

Set up a schedule for Bible reading

Read entire books in one sitting

Start at the beginning of the book

#3: Read Patiently

Some helpful tips:

Be patient with the text

Be patient with yourself

Work with one book for one month

Zoom in and zoom out

#4: Read SelectivelyUse the right bait.

Six Lures, Six Questions

Where?Acts 1:8

When?Mark 1:35

Why?Luke 15

Wherefore?So what?

Who?Joshua 2:1

What?Matthew 15:12

#5: Read Prayerfully

#6: Read ImaginativelyImmerse yourself in the story.

#7: Read MeditativelyReflect on what you’re reading.

Five passages on meditation

Psalm 1:1-2 Psalm 119:97

Psalm 19:14

Joshua 1:8 Proverbs 23:7

#8: Read Purposefully

Grammatical Structure

Modifiersadjectives, adverbs

Prepositional Phrasesin, on upon, to, etc.

Connectivesand, but

Verbsaction words

Subject & Object

Literary Structure

HistoricalKey events

ChronologicalKey times

IdeologicalKey ideas

BiographicalKey persons

GeographicalKey locations

#9: Read AcquisitivelyRead to retain. Get involved in the process.

#10: Read TelescopicallyView the parts in light of the whole.

Some helpful tips:

Evaluate the passage in light of the book

Look at the historical context of the book

Look for connectives Pay attention to context