WorksheetsHow to Read the Bible
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
If I wanted to study the Bible's use of the word "resurrection," which step would I most likely take?
Understand the genre
Word study
Courageously pursue a response
Which of these was a recommended resource to help understand the Bible's content?
Gotquestions.org
Study Bibles
Bible Commentaries
All of the above
In Hebrews 12:1-2, the author invites his audience to "run the race with endurance...fixing our eyes on Jesus..." Which step in Bible reading might help better understand this?
Choose a translation
Appeal to experience
There is no step that would help
Reject experience
Two of the Bible reading steps remind us to read and understand the Bible in context.
What contexts are we looking to understand better? [select ALL that apply]
None
Historical context
Translational context
Literary context
According to the Bible Project, what are the three biggest Literary Styles ("genres") in the Bible?
Fiction, poetry, discourse
Narrative, apocalyptic, discourse
Hip hop, R&B, rap
Narrative, poetry, discourse
A Bible translation which translates the thoughts/ideas from the original languages is called...
a word-for-word translation
a thought-for-thought translation
a paraphrase
none of the above
The Psalms are mostly written in what kind of literary style/genre?
Fiction
Poetry
Epistles (letters)
Discourse
The New Testament (NT) very often quotes the Old Testament (OT). What step might God be inviting readers to take when these quotes are given?
Go study the quotes in context
Ignore the Old Testament
Nothing
Ask the question, "what does the quote mean to me?"
If I want to learn more about a specific word in the Bible, this is usually called a...
Context study
Specific study
Word study
Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
What can you do to understand this verse's meaning?
Take the verse out of context
Read the Bible verse in context
Assume the verse applies uniquely to me
Change it!
What does it mean to read the Bible "in context?" [two possible answers]
Read what comes before and after the passage
Read some background history for the passage
Apply it to my own life
Apply it to others' lives around me
When do we pursue a response to the Scripture?
Whenever; we don't need Bible study
After we have carefully studied it
Before we have carefully studied it
What is the difference between a study Bible and a regular Bible?
There is no difference.
They use different translations of the Bible.
A study Bible has study notes at the bottom.
Everything is different.
In 1 Corinthians 1, Paul discusses the central message that Christians are to study and teach. What was this central message?
A demand for signs
Christ crucified
Greek wisdom
Think about all the steps for Bible study you have learned. What might a short, personal Bible study look like for you?
Using the steps you have learned, write a summary of how this study would look (in your own words).
