Leigh, Ronald W. creator text xxu Nashville, Tenn Broadman Press c1982 monographic eng

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256 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. 1. Introduction -- 2. How the Holy Spirit helps -- 3. The importance of procedure -- 4. The direct procedure -- 5. The discovery procedure -- 6. The order of the elements -- 7. Observation -- 8. Sample observations -- 9. Pitfalls and perseverance in observation -- 10. Interpretation -- 11. Literary interpretation -- 12. Contextual interpretation -- 13. Proper reasoning -- 14. Application -- 15. Where to start -- 16. Other practical matters -- 17. The procedure for studying books -- Procedures versus meaning -- The procedure -- Step 1: pray -- Step 2: survey -- Step 3: divide -- Step 4: scrutinize -- Step 5: Examine topics -- Step 6: synthesize -- Step 7: compare -- Step 8: apply -- 18. The procedure for studying topics -- Step 1: pray -- Step 2: delimit -- Step 3: Recall -- Step 4: find and sort -- Step 5: scrutinize -- Step 6: synthesize -- Step 7: compare -- Step 8: apply -- 19. Summary: thirty key principles of Bible study -- Appendix A: Sample results from a book study -- Appendix B: Sample results from a topic study -- Appendix C: Sample respaced texts -- Appendix D: Diagrams and examples of types of relationships -- Appendix E: A note to pastors and teachers. Ronald W. Leigh. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 247-249. Bible Study and teaching BS600.2 .L435 1982 0805411399 (pbk.) 150313 20160309211456.0