In developing the GENESIS 101 Bible Study Workbook, I shared seven study tips I’ve found over the years that have aided in my personal Biblical studies. Here they are:
- TIP #1: Suspend your beliefs so as to examine the text objectively.
- TIP #2: Assume you know nothing about the matter being studied in order to maximize your learning potential.
- TIP #3: Understand the difference between translated words and defined words.
- TIP #4: There is no capitalization or punctuation in the Hebrew and Greek texts.
- TIP #5: Both translations and Bible definitions can be biased, so be wary of this. Remain flexible in your understandings.
- TIP #6: Words can change their meanings over time. Be careful not to read modern understandings of English words into translated text from centuries ago.
- TIP #7: Realize words in the source language can sometimes be hidden behind English translations. Don’t assume, investigate.
