Research the background
- Who is the author?
- Who is the audience?
- Why was it written?
- What is the context?
- When was it written?
- What is the message?
Look for keywords
- If/Then
- Therefore
- But/And
- What words are repeated?
- Circle, underline, and highlight themes
Study the language
- What does the original language say?
- Use cross-references
- Identify metaphors and parables
- Use different translations
- Look up definitions to words
Dig deeper
- Create an outline
- Paraphrase the text
- Trust your sources
- Let the Scripture interpret the Scripture
- Interact with the word
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Bible Study Journal
SpirituellesMatthew 18:6 "If anyone causes one of these little ones those who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." Christian book (book 4): $16.75
