How to Study Your Bible

This book on How to Study Your Bible has been a tremendous tool on the most efficient was to study and learn the Bible. Our Bible study has improved thanks to reading and using the tools in this book.Thank you,Patti

This is a very good book to aid new Christians, and older Christians who have never been at a seminary or have never had a Biblical interpretation class. If Christians are to rightly divide the Word of Truth, they must be more than just willing to learn; they must have some help along the way that is effective, efficient, and simple. This book is like a mini introduction to hermeneutics and exegesis though the exegesis is very light. Kay Arthur's emphasis on Observation, Interpretation, and Application components of the Inductive Bible study are essential tools for those who are willing to learn and have a teachable spirit. Asking the 5Ws and the H through Bible studying are also mentioned here and these questions greatly help the Bible student in avoiding bringing into the text what the text is not stating or saying. I very much recommend this book and it should be one of the first books, after the Bible, of course, Bible students should buy to guide them in the challenging, arduous, and time consuming yet rewarding task of discovering the everlasting reaches found in the written Word of God.

If you're already familiar with the Inductive Study method, most of it will be a review, but it's still helpful. In the appendices, explanations of how to use various study guides are given. I found these to be very helpful. Sample entries in Strong's, Vine's, The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament, etc were given, along with an explanation of what each piece of the entry means. I found this to be particularly helpful because I've been using these references and not fully understanding all of the information given by them. This is a quick, easy read, that introduces the Inductive Study method and gives some advice about tools available.

How to Study your Bible is an invaluable resource for those who wish to know the Bible better. This little book brings out things that I have never seen in the 40 some years of being a Christian. It has made the Bible come alive for me again, not just a book of laws and rules, but this shows us what to look for in a scripture. I am seeing the Bible with new eyes and it is such a blessing. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the bible. Both new Christians, and us who are older! Doing a word study for each chapter is an amazing learning tool. Get this and really dig in the word of God.

The message is fine. The writing style is irritating. Rather than write as an authority on studying the Bible, the author tries to write as is she is having coffee with the reader. I wanted to pull my hair out the third time she concluded a topic with the phrase, "And that, my friend, is..."Why does she have a need to call her readers "my friend?" Nobody even talks that way, unless they are being phony. Probably, the author is uncomfortable with her ability to convey ideas (Said ability is just fine.). She comes across like an insurance salesman who inserts the clients name into every other sentence while she's talking to him. Or the person who laughs nervously to fill silent spaces in a conversation.I see she has a new version of this book coming out. I hope she has purged it of the folksy nervous chattiness this time around.

The "Inductive" approach for studying the Bible helped me tremendously in being able to more fully understand God's word. Spending time each day, truly looking for the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How opened up doors that prompted me to dig deeper than just simply reading the Bible. This book is truly not for everyone, if your the lazy type and want to be feed like a baby sparrow, don't buy this book but if you want to learn what the Bible has to say to you then buy two copies, one for you and one to give away.

This is a great tool for those who want to study the Bible and don't have a clue where to begin.

This book is simply superb! I have not found a more concise summary of how to do inductive Bible study. This title is the first I have read by Kay Arthur, and will definitely not be the last! I now want to get her New Inductive Study Bible and gain even more insights on her approach. Rather than going into detail here as to the simple steps to doing inductive Bible study, I encourage you simply to buy the book! The investment will be WORTH the price paid. This little book should be on every Christian's shelf -- it is THAT good!

Fantastic book giving a lot of good ideas on how to do bible study, the only thing i would say is that a KJV of the inductive bible that is referenced in the book, is a must over the nasb and esv

I've not got the full benefit of this yet but it has definitely helped me in my study of the bible

really useful

Book was in excellent condition