Biblical Word Study Assignment

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The Biblical Word Study assignment is designed to assist you in studying the Bible directly for yourself regarding biblical words related to counseling and addiction. You will study three counseling-related words and three addiction-related words. A step-by-step process that illustrates how to do the word study follows. The Biblical Word Study Grading Rubric is also available for your review. Required Words Counseling Words: Counsel, Wisdom, Help Addiction Words: Wine, Desire, Restraint Steps to Follow 1. Go to www.blueletterbible.org. (NOTE: The Biblical Word Study Instructions are based on this website. This resource has each of the words in available sources and provides straightforward access and process. You may use other sites/resources,…show more content…
Notice that there are two tabs in the “NASB Concordance for” window. The Primary Results tab shows you the Old Testament (translated from Hebrew) and New Testament (translated from Greek) verses in the NASB that contain the word “advice.” The word you search for is in red and the blue number superscript is a link to Strong’s Concordance. For example, in Jdg. 20:7, the word advice is translated from the Hebrew word corresponding to Strong’s number H1697. In 2 Sam. 16:20, advice is translated from the Hebrew word corresponding to Strong’s H6098. What that indicates is that various Hebrew words are translated as…show more content…
Keep in mind that all of this information is about one verse from the NASB with one Hebrew word translated as “advice”! Follow a similar process for each of the counseling words and the addiction words. 7. Notice at the bottom of each Blue Letter Bible page there is a “Cite This Page:” section. Please note that this information is not in APA format, but does contain the information needed to put your citation in APA format. Do not simply copy and paste this as your citation. Description of Resources 1. Concordances give you the verses of the translation or version of the Bible you are using that contain the word you wish to study. 2. Bible Dictionaries define the word and provide descriptions of how the word is used in the Old and New Testaments. 3. Lexicons give more technical information about the word being studied and provide helpful summaries of biblical usage. 4. Commentaries help you understand the verses where the word occurs and the biblical context in which it is used. The body of the Biblical Word Study is to be 5–7 pages in length. It must be written in APA style with a title page, abstract, and reference page. See the Biblical Word Study Template for more

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