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Summary: Not Self-Promotion but Study Promotion
Review: After reading the reviews posted to "balance out" the 5-Star rating I gave this book I took the time to re-read it. I found that the phrase International Inductive Study Bible was used infrequently in the book, as a whole, and not "once every several pages" as the reviewer accused. A number of these occurences appear as footnotes which are obviously added by the publisher, Harvest House. I did not find the mentioning of any products, including the International Inductive Study Bible, distracting in any way. Neither did I find that it impuned the character of the author, Kay Arthur. It is quite obvious that this book is designed to help the beginning Bible study student in their technique of inductive study. To point out that a Bible exists which is already arranged in a format conducive to inductive study is in no way offense to the student-reader. I, in fact, found it very helpful as I strived to apply the study techniques taught in this book. The reviewers failed to mention that Mrs. Arthur also recommends a number of other books/resources which are neither published by Harvest House nor Precept Ministries. Finally, please note that Mrs. Arthur is the spokesperson for the International Inductive Study Bible. If mentioning this excellent tool a dozen times in her book will spur one person on to study the Word of God then more power to you Kay Arthur! You can read and read and read about how to study your Bible but the rubber meets the road when you pick up your Bible and DO IT! I am not blinded by how much "I like this book" but I am persuaded by the tremendous impact that a disciplined, personal study of God's Word has had on my walk with Him. I again give this book 5-Stars!
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Summary: Simple techniques for serious study
Review: Arthur's Inductive Method of Bible study is a wonderful technique for probing the depths of Scripture and discovering truth for oneself. This guide coaches you through observation, interpretation, and application of the Word of God. It's a little weak in the application section, but the heart of inductive study is the observation: what exactly does it say?
Many helpful appendices are included, particularly how to use Greek study tools to gain deeper meaning from the text.
The only drawback to this method is that some people may want more surfactory and less time-consuming method. But then again, as Arthur notes in the book's introduction, "Greatness is never achieved nor dreams realized apart from great discipline."
If you want to do the inductive method, I recommend the New Inductive Study Bible (NASB translation) or one of the new ESV Deluxe Reference Bibles because of their thicker pages, wide margins, large font, cross-references, and literal translation.
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Summary: Simple techniques for serious study
Review: Arthur's Inductive Method of Bible study is a wonderful technique for probing the depths of Scripture and discovering truth for oneself. This guide coaches you through observation, interpretation, and application of the Word of God. It's a little weak in the application section, but the heart of inductive study is the observation: what exactly does it say?
Many helpful appendices are included, particularly how to use Greek study tools to gain deeper meaning from the text.
The only drawback to this method is that some people may want more surfactory and less time-consuming method. But then again, as Arthur notes in the book's introduction, "Greatness is never achieved nor dreams realized apart from great discipline."
If you want to do the inductive method, I recommend the New Inductive Study Bible (NASB translation) or one of the new ESV Deluxe Reference Bibles because of their thicker pages, wide margins, large font, cross-references, and literal translation.
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Summary: Excellent Bible Study Aid!
Review: Arthur's title is an excellent supplement for anyone who wishes to know more about the Holy Bible.Among the many points covered in the book include: 1. Basic principles of observation, interpretation, and application.
2. Be sure to understand the context of a Bible passage.
3. 7 principles for accurate Bible interpretation.
4. Word study tools.
5. Principles in overviewing a book of the Bible.
6. Different literary devices (parable, allegory, etc.).
7. Different ways writers of the Bible presented their thoughts.
8. Outlining a book of the Bible. All in all, an excellent supplement for helping you learn more about the Bible! Read and enjoy!
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Summary: Excellent Bible Study Aid!
Review: Arthur's title is an excellent supplement for anyone who wishes to know more about the Holy Bible. Among the many points covered in the book include: 1. Basic principles of observation, interpretation, and application.
2. Be sure to understand the context of a Bible passage.
3. 7 principles for accurate Bible interpretation.
4. Word study tools.
5. Principles in overviewing a book of the Bible.
6. Different literary devices (parable, allegory, etc.).
7. Different ways writers of the Bible presented their thoughts.
8. Outlining a book of the Bible. All in all, an excellent supplement for helping you learn more about the Bible! Read and enjoy!
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Summary: Wonderful Bible Study Resource
Review: HOW TO STUDY YOUR BIBLE teaches you how to do the inductive Bible study method found in Precept upon Precept courses. It served as a handy guide when I used it along with my Precept Bible study. Its hands on approach helped me to receive the most from my Precept lessons. Precept studies will train you to go deeper into God's Word; you wll learn how to feed yourself from Scripture.I recommend HOW TO STUDY YOUR BIBLE to those of you who want to begin in depth Bible study. Precept upon Precept gets you into the Word so that the Word gets into you.
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Summary: Best Bible Study Tool I Have Found
Review: I am not a bible school student, however I have been studying scripture for more than 15 years. I sure wish I had found this book 15 years ago. It has been extrmely helpful to me.I appreciate the author mentioning other study helps she has taken the time to produce. Although I would not use her study bible because I am a KJV reader. I sure wish she had it in the KJV rather than, or I should say as well as, the American Standard verison, because that would give more space to work.I feel that her heart is in getting peple to properly study scripture, not in selling books.Praise God for authors like this. If you are ready to "dig in" and work at it you will get more out of your bible using this method, I do.
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Summary: Quit being lazy and see what God's word has to say!
Review: I bought this book (and will be purchasing the Internatl Inductive Study Bible) because I am guilty of being lazy....hearing what the pastor says and not finding out what the Bible says for my self. This book has helped me to discover WHY I believe what I believe, because I've studied it for myself and haven't just parroted the opinions of another person (teacher, pastor, or otherwise. If your beliefs are based merely on the fact that they are what your parents believed (and that's good enough for you), I encourage you to take this book and study the Bible on your own... You might even rethink some of your beliefs on secondary issues.
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Summary: An excellent guide to thoroughly examining the Scriptures
Review: I bought this book two years ago and still use it to this day. I've always enjoyed the "meat" of Kay's teaching, and she shares the "secret" of mining the treasures of God's Word in How to Study Your Bible. She covers issues like context, grammar, sentence structure, marking the text, observation, interpretation, application, and so forth -- skills that will give you confidence in correctly handling God's Word. So many Christians get led astray every day by false doctrine simply because they don't study, or know how to study, the Word for themselves. Well, there's no excuse now! Read and re-read this book, get your colored pencils, open your Bible and begin on a journey where the rewards are abundant. If you're serious about drawing closer to God, then you have got to get this book!
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Summary: This book is coolest it between all books.
Review: I love that book, because it shows for me best way for the Bible study
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