1. How to study the Bible …and enjoy doing it!
Taken from “Living by the Book”, by H and W Hendricks, Moody Press
LESSON 4

2. Intended Meaning: N.B.!
You must discover what the author’s intention was, in order to know what the meaning of the text is

3. Paragraphs
Make sure that the unit of text you are studying is cohesive, and not artificially broken.

4. Things to Look for: Things that are: Emphasised Repeated Related
Contrasted, Likened

5. Luke 5: Calling the Disciples
Are there similar accounts in the other gospel accounts? Where?

6. Luke 5: Calling the Disciples
Are the other accounts the SAME as this one?
Follow the detail
Look at order of events
Are there insurmountable differences?

7. Luke 5: Calling the Disciples
Write out a simple timeline of events from the context

8. Luke 5: Calling the Disciples
Observe the flow of the account
Setting
Conflict
Crisis
Resolution

9. Luke 5: Calling the Disciples
Who are the Key People? Observations about them?

10. Luke 5: Calling the Disciples
Make Observations for each phase

11. Luke 5: Calling the Disciples
What is this passage about, then?
Are there any principle, truths, themes that stand out?