Overview Howard G. Hendricks, a faculty member of Dallas Theological Seminary and international lecturer, and his son, William D. Hendricks, president of the Giftedness Center, a Dallas-based consulting firm specializing in organizational design and strategic people management, collaborated in writing Living By The Book. This book serves as a practical guide on how to study the Bible. Hendricks lays the groundwork for effective personal Bible study by pointing out that the study of the Bible is essential to growth, spiritual maturity, and spiritual effectiveness. The author describes his three-step, life-changing approach as observation, interpretation, and application. Step 1 in the process is known as observation.
But a better description of what the book is actually about is found in the book’s subtitle, “The Story of how God Developed His People in the Old Testament”. Dr. Towns’ book focuses on the people who influenced the events of the Old Testament, unlike most Biblical survey books that provide the outline, information about the author, and a commentary of the Old Testament content. It does more than just locate the people and events on a time line, it interprets the Old Testament chronologically through the influence of the people that made and helped form Bible history. Starting from the beginning of his book, Dr. Towns explains his purpose and reasoning behind his unique approach and style of writing for this work; “God’s people want to know about God’s people… they will love reading about Old Testament people like themselves.…The people who lived before Christ were not much different from us today.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY The LIFE AND MINISTRY OF PAUL THE APOSTLE A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO Dr. LORNE A. MCCUNE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 522 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY BRYON GROSVALET LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SAUL OF TARSUS 3 The Early Years 4 Saul Receives Rabbinical Training 6 Saul is Zealous to Defend the Jewish Faith 7 SAUL'S CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY 10 Jesus Disciples Saul 12 Saul is Zealous for the Christian Faith 13 God Prepares Saul for the Work of the Ministry 14 Saul Ministers to the Believers at Antioch 14 PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS 16 Paul’s First Missionary Journey 16 Paul’s Secord Missionary Journey 19 Paul’s Third Missionary Journey 20 CONCLUSION 24 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 INTRODUCTION Paul the Apostle was a very important man in the history of Christianity as a theologian, missionary, and writer of the New Testament. Ordained by God, he was one of the major interpreter’s of the teachings of Jesus Christ. During 30 years of ministry, Paul wrote 13 epistles of the New Testament while under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The epistles address the life, death, resurrection of Christ and its implications for all humanity. In His divine wisdom, the Lord foresaw that Paul would best fulfill His plan to spread the gospel of the resurrected Christ to the entire known western world in order to reach His people with the story of redemption.
A 4-MAT Review: Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Model of Integration Summary Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Models of Integration by David N. Entwistle (2010) has an overall goal of providing ways psychology and theology can be integrated and improved upon. Entwistle (2010) describes this goal in his own words, "Weaving together perspectives from psychology and Christian theology can help us understand and appreciate humanity more fully than we could with either perspective alone" (Entwistle, p. 3). Entwistle (2010) begins this process by providing
He has completed post graduate studies at Sydney and Illinois universities and is a foundation member of the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values. Hill has written various books and publications on these themes and draws heavily upon his previous works for the content of this book. The book is divided into four sections that deal with the need for RE (religious education) in schools, the purpose of RE in schools, teaching RE in the classroom and the politics of RE in schools. These chapters are followed by three appendices and an extensive bibliography and personal bibliography enabling the reader to verify and extend their research on the material presented. For non-professionals, he has included a helpful glossary of terms at the back of the book.
MODULE ONE AN INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS Bible Topics | * Mosaic Authorship * Dating of Genesis * Purpose of Writing * Theological Themes of Genesis | People to Know | Places to Know | Terms to Know | SpinozaAstruc | | Documentary TheoryCovenant History | Study Questions Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor. 1. What is the Documentary Theory? Theories of different authorship of the Pentatuech. Stating that different writing styles prove different authors than just Moses.
One may provide one detail, and another may provide a detail that adds to the account so that the Bible student is able to receive additional insights. These insights give a more complete picture of what Christ was teaching or give details of an event that help us have greater understanding of the heart and mind of Christ. The synoptic Gospels do not contradict one another, but all three together provide a more complete account of Jesus’ life. The more information a Bible student is provided about Jesus, the more one has to understand and incorporate into one’s life. According to The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, “There is overlapping between the first three and the fourth gospels, especially in the passion story, but only about nine per cent of the material in the Synoptic coincides with material in the fourth.
This ultimately will cause people to gain a strong sense of present and future identity. “A Journey Through the Old Testament” has a peculiar approach of an analysis of spiritual principles and practical applications at the end of each chapter which create a great atmosphere to look at the history makers and find a modern message for today’s world. Dr. Towns crafted his book in that the first half deals mostly with the stories of the patriarchs from Genesis, while the other half focuses on stories of the kings of Israel and Judah mostly from 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings and 1 & 2 Chronicles. Four of the Major Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel and 3minor prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi are well incorporated in the book.
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Word Study Project A Paper Submitted to Professor Daniel Warner In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Old Testament Introduction OSBT 590 By Justin Sudler Module 3 Word Study on Hesed The word study project will deal in depth with the Hebrew word checed or hesed, which describes the characteristic of God. In order to find the Hebrew meaning of hesed or checed, it’s important to use the Greek and Hebrew concordance in order to look for scriptures in relation to the word. When the students look up one Hebrew word hesed or checed in the bible concordance, what happens is that the multiple meanings of the word appear in scripture verses. The word checed,
Conversion should be the beginning of a lifelong effort of study. However, in order to benefit from Bible study, we must know how to study the Bible properly. The purpose of this lesson is to present basic Bible principles and methods of proper study. We will consider proper attitudes in study, Bible inspiration, a comparison of the old and new laws, and the danger of following human laws and authority instead of Scripture. Finally, we will give some suggestions about proper use of such helps as translations, concordance, and cross-references.