The Theological Bible Study Guide - do you know your Bible

The guide was designed as a way to assist you in understanding the Bible as written.  Using a  dictionary, and other type of dictionary style books for referencing the common know usages for stones, herbs and other properties mentioned within Bible text.

Below is a the an example of how the guide is used to "brake-down" the text.   The ability to further customize the questions one may have after read the Bible, finding the historical clues within the text.  The  original guide also includes an outline for comparing different versions of the Bible.

The following is taken from The New Catholic Version of The Holy Bible douayconfraternity. This Bible gives the following information in the heading just before the reading of  The Book of Genesis. 

This book is so called from its treating of the GENERATION,  that is, of the creation and the beginning of the world.  The Hebrew call it BERESHITH, from the Word with which it begins.  It contains not only the history of the Creation of the world; but also an account of its progress until the death of JOSEPH.

The Theological Bible Study Guide - do your know your Bible (this example  is designed in relation to the above text only the guide uses a similar style).

 Example Exercise 1 -  Begin by making a list of words found within the text you are having trouble with.  This can include (1)words one is unfamiliar with, (2)words that appears or seems to interfere with the statement  or your ability to understand the word usage in conjunction with the phrase, statement or sentence and (3)words that one may only understand through word associations.

The following examples  relate to the  bold number within the above text.

1.  An unfamiliar words is any word that one is not familiar with ( using your  dictionary or any on-line dictionary to search  for the meaning of  familiar and the word with the add pre-fix un).

2.  A word that appears are seems to  interferes with understanding the text as written. (use your dictionary  to look up the following words appear, seem, with and without the root ending  s and ed, and the word interfere).

3.   The word association example will  use a word within the text. (this example may or may not apply to you).   The word "so" in relational to the word call.  So is often use in conversation to indicate a non-association,  as in so-what or so-called.  The above text however uses the word to further recognize a very important historical reference point which includes the reason, use and the relation is based further within the statement by the words "treating" and "GENERATIONS".   Using your dictionary reference the word so.

This is only an example not intended for use as an exercise or lesson. This is only and introduction to The  guide The Theological Bible Study Guide-do you know your Bible.

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 Note - Make a written list of the words you want to further research

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