tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post2431595742751715577..comments2023-10-04T18:01:43.464-05:00Comments on Dads Teach the Bible: Bible Study Demo Part 5Mike Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-79495928926547415062014-05-21T01:53:33.199-05:002014-05-21T01:53:33.199-05:00The Prof's challenge on Acts 1:8 sounds appeal...The Prof's challenge on Acts 1:8 sounds appealing. I will work on it.Konstantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840677349714746404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-47913228936194199412014-05-19T13:31:58.537-05:002014-05-19T13:31:58.537-05:00Great question. In the workshops and in this seri...Great question. In the workshops and in this series, and in fact in this blot I am focusing on Observation. Most people leave that too soon. We do not notice the repetition of the structural elements like the five conditional statements in 1 John 1:6 - 10. We start with the wrong question, "What does that mean?"<br /><br />In most cases, probably in excess of 90% of the cases, the Bible means what it says. So the question I am continually asking is, "What does this say?"<br /><br />Earlier I suggested that you listen to prof's messages on synthetic study. In his class on Bible study the first assignment was to make 50 observations on Acts 1:8. The second assignment was to make 50 more... and so on. The record was about 670 observations.<br /><br />It is as you summarize your observations, that you begin to interpret, really all you are doing is codifying what you see.<br /><br />There are some questions you can use based on the structural laws that are in place. I will share those, but in some cases one will not be able to answer the questions. Typically they lead to more and better observation...Mike Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-62634595090123940282014-05-19T10:00:36.660-05:002014-05-19T10:00:36.660-05:00I did not know about #1 thanks it is cleaner. On ...I did not know about #1 thanks it is cleaner. On #2 I leave them on so I can see the formating. Frankly, I do not see them any more, but I use them so that I know what is happening behind the text in MS Word. For the purpose of this exercise I leave them on so I know I do not make a formating mistake as I work through the process...Mike Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-87152869920238517122014-05-19T08:58:36.177-05:002014-05-19T08:58:36.177-05:00Mike, I see you are sharing how you do passage ana...Mike, I see you are sharing how you do passage analysis. Until now -- text alignment and hilighting -- is clear. Now when you start adding your notes, a question: <br />How do you handle observation, interpretation, correlation and application phases? Any markers to use in the notes? (may be you already intend to share in the coming sessions)Konstantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840677349714746404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-11695040537147326662014-05-19T08:43:38.630-05:002014-05-19T08:43:38.630-05:00Thanks, Mike. Two suggestions, if I may (I bet you...Thanks, Mike. Two suggestions, if I may (I bet you know):<br />1) MS Word has an easier (shorter) way to split the table: set cursor on the row to be 1st after split, select Table Tools, Layout, Split Table.<br />2) Special symbols like spaces, tabulation, table cell and paragraph markers may distract some folks. Those are toggled off/on with Ctrl+*.Konstantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840677349714746404noreply@blogger.com