Contents
If You Want to Know God’s Word -- 5
The Joy and Value of Inductive Study -- 7
PART ONE
Observation—Discover What It Says!
1. The Rule of Context—Context Rules! -- 17
2. Getting the Big Picture -- 25
3. Focusing in on the Details -- 43
PART TWO
Interpretation—Discover What It Means!
4. The Search for Meaning -- 59
5. It’s All Greek to Me! -- 67
6. Let Scripture Interpret Scripture -- 73
7. The When, Where, and Why -- 77
8. Let’s Figure It Out -- 81
9. When One Thing Represents Another -- 87
10. Unraveling Revelation -- 95
11. Getting the Point Across -- 103
PART THREE
Application—Discover How It Works!
12. The Transformed Life -- Ill
PART FOUR
Organization—Broaden Your Skills!
13. Outlining—Just the Bare Facts -- 119
14. Studying Topically By Subject -- 129
15. Character Studies—
Learning from the Lives of Others -- 133
PART FIVE Practical Helps
A. Summarc or the Inductive Process -- 139
B. At a Glance Chart -- 141
C. Observation Worksheet -- 143
D. How to l se Word Study Tools -- 145
E. Tense, \oice, and Mood of Verbs -- 157
F. How to Piscover Tense, Voice, and Mood --167
G. Recommended Study Helps -- 175

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