The second part of the course will be about putting those principles and tools to work. We will study three passages of scripture from three different genres to allow us to see how, through using these principles we can apply God’s word to our lives. To benefit fully from the course, some study at home will be necessary.
By the end of the course, we hope that everyone will have been enthused by the wonder of God’s word and encouraged to study it more deeply.
While not essential, you will gain more from the course if you read the core book and perhaps one or two of the other recommendations.
The course programme Week 1: Inspiration, inerrancy and what is the word of God? Week 2: Basic principles for studying God’s word Week 3: The tools of the trade Week 4: Narrative - discovering the story Week 5: Prophecy - hearing the voice of God today Week 6: Letters - applying the principles The course notes and assignments leaflets are available for download below. |  Core Book The following book is the core book for the course and will be very useful: How to Read the Bible for All its Worth: G. D. Fee and D. Stuart. Zondervan 2003 Other books These books may also be of help and interest: Reading the Bible for the Love of God; A. Reynolds. Brazos Press 2003 The Books and the Parchments; F. F. Bruce. Marshall and Pickering 1991 The New Testament Documents are they Reliable?; F. F. Bruce. Eerdmans 1981 Grasping God’s Word; J. S. Duvall and J. D. Hays. Zondervan 2005 On the Reliability of the Old Testament; K. A. Kitchen. Eerdmans 2006 |
