BIBLE STUDY TECHNIQUES Verse Analysis Method OVERVIEW Overview

BIBLE STUDY TECHNIQUES Verse Analysis Method

OVERVIEW • Overview of the Verse Analysis Method • Walkthrough • • Verse and Context List Observations, Interpretations, and Applications Rewrite Cross Reference Apply Check Yourself Advanced Steps

OVERVIEW • This lesson relies very heavily on the books Studying, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by Walter Henrichsen and Gayle Jackson and The Navigators Bible Studies Handbook by The Navigators https: //www. amazon. com/Studying-Interpreting. Applying-Walter-Henrichsen/dp/0310377811/ https: //www. amazon. com/Navigator-Bible -Studies-Handbook. Life. Change/dp/0891090754/

VERSE ANALYSIS METHOD • Simplest method • Analysis of a single verse • Excellent supplement to any Bible reading or larger Bible study

VERSE AND CONTEXT • Select and note the verse to study • Identify and note the context • Narrow the study if necessary

LIST OBSERVATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, AND APPLICATIONS • Read the verse and make note of the observations, interpretations, and possible applications • Remember to Observe • Who, What, Where, When, Why, How • Form of the Passage • Key Words • Compare and Contrast • Old Testament References • Repetition • Verbs • Illustrations • Explanations • Connecting Words

LIST OBSERVATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, AND APPLICATIONS • Remember Interpretation • Why did the author bring up the topic? • What was the key thought of the verse, passage, book, subject, or character? • How did the author get to the key thought? • Remember Application • What is the general application? • What is the personal application? • Specifically, how am I going to apply this?

REWRITE • Rewrite the verse in your own words while maintaining the main idea

CROSS REFERENCE • Using the correlation step, cross reference the passage • Remember correlation • • • Word Cross-References Parallel Cross-References Corresponding Cross-References Historical Cross-References Idea Cross-References Contrasting Cross-References Paraphrasing Outlines Other Translations Charts

APPLY • Choose one from the list of possible applications that you believe God wants you to work on • State the problem • Cite an example of the problem • State the solutions • Describe, in a specific way, how you will apply the solution

CHECK YOURSELF • This is a good time to compare your study to a commentary

ADVANCED STEPS • Once you are comfortable with the Verse Analysis Method, try adding these advanced steps • Identify and write down the main idea of the passage in your own words • Chart or graph the passage

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES Links to materials and resources mentioned, as well as the handouts, Power. Point slides, and lecture notes, can be found at http: //www. nbsbaptistchurch. org/resources/bible-study-techniques/