Workbook for Living By the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible
by Hendricks, Howard G. G.; Hendricks, William D. D.Edition: Workbook
Format: Workbook
Pub. Date: 2007-02-01
Publisher(s): Moody Publishers
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Summary
Far from being mundane, exploring God's Word can be one of the greatest adventures of your life! In the Bible you can interact with a living God who wants a personal relationship with you. And in this unique workbook you will learn how to engage His words like never before.Based on the inductive study techniques outlines in the bestselling Living by the Book, this workbook creates the opportunity to grow in faith and knowledge through short, practical exercises and complete studies of the books of Ruth and James. In simple step-by-step fashion, you will learn to observe, interpret, and apply the Scripture to transform your life.
Author Biography
HOWARD HENDRICKS is a household name in Christianity, and in his fifty-plus years of ministry, he has directly or indirectly touched millions of lives. A faculty member since 1951, Dr. Hendricks sees the adult children of former students now attending his classes. Today he still maintains a rigorous travel schedule and has ministered in over eighty countries through speaking engagements, radio, books, tapes, and films. He is also the former Bible teacher and chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys football team.
WILLIAM D. HENDRICKS is president of The Giftedness Center, a Dallas-based consulting firm specializing in organizational design and strategic people management (www.thegiftednesscenter.com). Bill is the author or coauthor of a dozen books, including the classic Your Work Matters to God, Living By the Book, and most recently, The Power of Uniqueness. His writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, Christianity Today and numerous other publications. He is the proud father of three daughters by his late wife, Nancy.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 9 |
| Observation: Start with Observation | |
| Observing a Passage of Scripture | p. 15 |
| Observing a Verse (Psalm 93:1) | p. 17 |
| Observing a Verse (1 John 3:12) | p. 19 |
| Reading the Bible as for the First Time | p. 21 |
| Reading the Bible as for the First Time (Luke 15:11-32) | p. 23 |
| Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (Isaiah 55) | p. 25 |
| Reading the Bible as a Love Letter (John 3:16-17) | p. 27 |
| Reading Thoughtfully (Genesis 5:21-31; 7:11) | p. 29 |
| Reading Thoughtfully (Luke 17:11-19) | p. 31 |
| Reading Repeatedly (Exodus 20:1-21) | p. 33 |
| Reading Repeatedly (Romans 5) | p. 35 |
| Reading Patiently | p. 37 |
| Reading Selectively (Genesis 11:27-12:9) | p. 39 |
| Reading Selectively (Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-40) | p. 41 |
| Reading Prayerfully (Jonah 2) | p. 43 |
| Reading Prayerfully (Ephesians 3) | p. 45 |
| Reading Imaginatively (Daniel 6) | p. 47 |
| Reading Imaginatively (John 2:1-11) | p. 49 |
| Reading Meditatively (2 Samuel 6:1-8) | p. 51 |
| Reading Meditatively (Romans 8:28-39) | p. 53 |
| Reading Purposefully (Jeremiah 38) | p. 55 |
| Reading Purposefully (Colossians 1:15-29) | p. 57 |
| Reading Acquisitively | p. 59 |
| Reading Telescopically (Lamentations 3:22-33) | p. 61 |
| Reading Telescopically (Hebrews 12:1-13) | p. 63 |
| Working with a Paragraph (Jonah 4:5-8) | p. 65 |
| Working with a Paragraph (2 Corinthians 4:7-12) | p. 67 |
| Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Proverbs 31:10-31) | p. 69 |
| Looking for Things That Are Emphasized (Luke 15) | p. 71 |
| Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Joshua 1) | p. 73 |
| Looking for Things That Are Repeated (Romans 7:7-25) | p. 75 |
| Looking for Things That Are Related (Numbers 21:4-9) | p. 77 |
| Looking for Things That Are Related (John 3:1-21) | p. 79 |
| Looking for Things That Are Alike (Isaiah 66:1-16) | p. 81 |
| Looking for Things That Are Alike (Matthew 23:23-39) | p. 83 |
| Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Numbers 13:25-14:31) | p. 85 |
| Looking for Things That Are Unlike (Acts 4:32-5:11) | p. 87 |
| Looking for Things That Are True to Life (1 Kings 11) | p. 89 |
| Looking for Things That Are True to Life (2 Timothy 1) | p. 91 |
| Working with a Segment of Scripture | p. 93 |
| How to Study a Section of Scripture | p. 95 |
| Making a Start with Your Chart | p. 97 |
| Working with a Segment of Scripture (Exodus 7-12) | p. 99 |
| Working with a Segment of Scripture (Revelation 2-3) | p. 101 |
| Interpretation: From Observation to Interpretation | |
| Why Do We Need Interpretation? | p. 107 |
| Aids to Interpretation | p. 109 |
| Hazards to Avoid | p. 111 |
| Literary Genres of the Bible | p. 113 |
| Examining the Content (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | p. 115 |
| Looking for Context (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | p. 117 |
| Making Relevant Comparisons (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | p. 119 |
| Considering the Culture (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | p. 121 |
| Doing Further Consultation (Habakkuk 3:17-19) | p. 123 |
| Coming to Terms (Book of Habakkuk) | p. 125 |
| Figuring Out the Figurative | p. 127 |
| Figuring Out the Figurative (Judges 9:9-15) | p. 129 |
| Figuring Out the Figurative (Revelation 17) | p. 131 |
| Application: From Interpretation to Application | |
| Nine Questions to Ask | p. 137 |
| Asking the Right Questions (Ezekiel 33:1-10) | p. 139 |
| Asking the Right Questions (1 Thessalonians 5) | p. 141 |
| Truth That Transforms (Psalms 51) | p. 143 |
| Truth That Transforms (Hebrews 4:12-16) | p. 145 |
| A Transformed People (Exodus 31:1-11; 1 Kings 6) | p. 147 |
| A Transformed People (Ephesians 2:11-22) | p. 149 |
| The Process of Application (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14) | p. 151 |
| The Process of Application (Galatians 5:16-26) | p. 153 |
| Customized Christianity (Jeremiah 36) | p. 155 |
| Customized Christianity (Philippians 4:1-9) | p. 157 |
| Cultures in Context (Genesis 25:19-34; 27; 1-46) | p. 159 |
| Cultures in Context (Mark 1:21-45) | p. 161 |
| Stating Principles from Scripture (Leviticus 16) | p. 163 |
| Stating Principles from Scripture (2 Peter 3) | p. 165 |
| A Process of Life-Change | p. 167 |
| Putting It All Together: Introduction | |
| Book of Ruth | p. 172 |
| Book of James | p. 203 |
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