Logosology = Word Study

During Camp Meeting, I had the awesome privilege of listening to a great teacher. Gill Stielglitz was practical and real. One morning he spoke on the discipline of Bible Study, interacting with God. Here is a very watered down version of what I learned. Read it and you'll find that for Task #14 it will come in handy.

1. Read the Scripture three times. Each time you reread, emphasize different words. Read it out loud. Stress words you don't know, words that you think are important.
2. Write out the Scripture. Diagram. Take a sheet of paper and write out the verses. Make important words bigger than others. Circle words you believe to be essential. Underline words. Use color coding. Be creative. Make note of transitional words (and, but, therefore, etc.)
3. Ask questions & define words. Write out questions, Draw arrows. No question is too silly, too in depth, too stupid... Define all the key words. Define words you don't know. And sometimes even defining simple words that you THINK you know may give you new insight. Write out the definition by the word.
4. Compare translations. If you have other translations of the same Scripture you will get a different feeling. A fresh look into what you are studying. If a phrase or a word is different and you like it, write it on the margins.
5. Paraphrase. After steps 1-4, then rewrite the Scripture in your own words. Basically, you have broken down the word of God, digested it and are now ready to spit it back out with your own flavor. Once you do this, you KNOW what you have studied.