The Gospel of Luke Studies

We studied the Gospel of Luke, using the manuscript bible study method. Learnt heaps.
We ended off by watching the The Jesus Film which is based on Luke.
If you need some questions as guidelines I recommend Berean Insights  written by a Wycliffe bible translator. Awesome blog. I also recommend the IVP Bible commentary some of which has gone online, click here.

3 No frills--Bible Study Methods

Can you study the bible with no bible study guides or concordance? Yes, here are some no frills study methods...

1) The Swedish Method

A light bulb: This should be something that ‘shines’ from the passage—whatever impacts most, or draws attention.

A question mark: Anything that is difficult to understand in the text, or a question the reader would like to ask the writer of the passage or the Lord.

An arrow: A personal application for the reader’s life

When to use this Swedish method and why by Peter Blowes

2) The Manuscript Study Method


Start with a double spaced text of the bible without chapters or verses or anything. Then colour or mark the bible so that meanings, themes or actions are highlighted. A good place to start is to color-code recurring words or phrases, comparisons and contrasts. It may be helpful to mark sharp breaks in action, or a switch to a different literary type (such as a parable or poetry). Literary phenomena are generally the easiest to spot -- such things as metaphors, repetition, rhetorical questions, chiasm or parallelism (if you know what that is), exaggeration, shifts in plot, time or setting, symbols, etc.
* In IFES Ireland students are using this method to study the book of James and here are their notes.
* Auckland TSCF made this video for Psalm 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnmnOFkghq4&feature=channel&list=UL
* Pros and Cons of Manuscript Bible Study
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSPkiZtKQXw&feature=context-cha
* How to prepare for a Manuscript Bible Study
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvd1Us_nGGM&feature=context-cha
* Pitfalls to avoid when doing a Manuscript Bible Study
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5xQNF2pNcU&feature=plcp

3) The Inductive Bible Study Method

Summary of main points: TSCF style

Two good books on bible reading and study are
*How to read the Bible for all its worth by Gordon Fee
http://www.catalyst.ac.nz/foundations/bible-theology/bible-reference/how-to-read-the-bible-for-all-its-worth-third-edition


*Journey into God's word by Scot Duvall and Daniel Hays
http://www.amazon.com/Journey-into-Gods-Word-Understanding/dp/031027513X