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Title: Bible Study That Works by David L. Thompson, Robert A. Traina ISBN: 0-916035-61-1 Publisher: Evangel Publishing House Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Summary: A Laymen's Guide to Inductive Bible Study
Comment: Dr. David L. Thompson's book was a welcome volume for non-professional students of the Bible when it was first published in 1994. A former student of Dr. Robert Traina, the current dean of the Inductive Bible Study movement, Dr. Thompson's revision of his previous work provides laypersons with a non-technical guide to studying Biblical texts with minimal help from secondary sources (commentaries, books, etc.). Dr. Thompson encourages the Bible student to trust himself to do firsthand studies of the Biblical text in order to discover its truth for himself. The approach is to study whole books rather than studying isolated texts out of context. While Dr. Thompson is to be commended for taking what can be a very technical method and bringing it down to a layman's level, this book will be of minimal help to the student unless he is guided by a skilled instructor. For this reason it is an excellent introductory text for college students.
There are several strengths to be noted in this volume. First, Dr. Thompson points to additional reading in the more technical volume, Dr. Robert Traina's Methodical Bible Study. And he points to many other helpful Bible study sources along the way. Second, Dr. Thompson gives significant attention to the application of Scripture, a glaring weakness in many other volumes on this topic.
Perhaps one addition to the book would have been most helpful and that is a model study of a unit of a Biblical book. This would be especially helpful to those students who do not have someone skilled in inductive methodology to guide them in the process. Finally, I would like to see a greater emphasis on encouraging students to "stick with it" in doing inductive studies. Most who begin the process drop out even when they use a non-technical guide like this. Learning the inductive method involves more than going through specific steps. It involves developing a new mindset that requires a significant amount of time. Unless the student is made aware of this requirement, he is likely to quit and return to Sunday School quarterlies and commentaries to find Biblical knowledge.
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Title: Form Criticism of the Old Testament (Guides to Biblical Scholarship. Old Testament) by Gene M. Tucker, J. Coert Rylaarsdam ISBN: 0800601777 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: September, 1971 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Introduction To Biblical Interpretation by William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg, Robert L. Hubbard ISBN: 0849907748 Publisher: Nelson Reference Pub. Date: 02 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $34.99 |
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Title: Methodical Bible Study by Robert A. Traina ISBN: 0310246024 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel by Brian D. McLaren, Tony Campolo ISBN: 0310253845 Publisher: Youth Specialties Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Soul Shaper by Tony Jones ISBN: 031025101X Publisher: Youth Specialties Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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