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Inductive Study -
Etymology: inducts
To install in an office or position (dictionary.com)
Illustrations:
Mango Flower Inducers
Induced Baby Labor
Deductive Study
IBS Overview
Questions We Ask in Inductive Bible Study
1. Observation - What do I see?
2. Interpretation - What does it mean?
3. Application - How should I respond?
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will I do it?
What do I plan to do about it?
What difference will I make in my life?
What plans can I make?
Lets Go to Work.
Assignment #1 : Mk 4:35-41
1. Read the text a minimum of three times.
2. Answer the following questions and identify whether the question is an
Observation, Interpretation, or Application question.
Mk 4:35-41
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, Let us go over to the other
side.
36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There
were also other boats with him.
37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly
swamped.
38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to
him, Teacher, dont you care if we drown?
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, Quiet! Be still! Then the wind
died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?
41 They were terrified and asked each other, Who is this? Even the wind and the
waves obey him!
NIV
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6. Read prayerfully
7. Read purposely
8. Read patiently
9. Read imaginatively
10. Read accusatively
Part 1
The purpose here is to get an overview of the text by casually reading through the text
and recording your first impressions. Record the major facts.
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Text Structure
The Bibleas a whole
a Book
Section
Chapters
Segment
Verses
Sentences
Phrase
Word
Contextual Tree
You may also refer to the structure as your contextual tree. When you are studying, say
a particular word and you wanted to understand its meaning, you need to go up one
step in your contextual tree to see how the word was used in a phrase, or in a sentence;
thus as you go up higher in the Contextual Tree you will begin to see and understand
the meaning by understanding how it was used in its immediate and bigger context.
Chapter and Verse Numbers These are NOT part of the Original Scripture
Outlining is a way of seeing & identifying parts of the text structure. It helps us study in a
systematic way. It helps us see the whole context and It also helps us work with smaller parts
of the text. Once we have identified all the parts of the text structure, we can now begin
outlining the text.
Example: Making a Simple Outline of a Whole Book
Break the whole text of Mark into major divisions and Sections
Break the Sections into smaller groups of verses or Segments. (Note: in Bigger books,
the segments may further be broken into still smaller portion (or sub-segments).)
Identify the theme of the book.
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(1:113)
(1:1-8)
(1:9-11)
(1:12-13)
II.
(1:143:6)
(1:14-15)
(1:16-20)
(1:21-28)
(1:29-34)
(1:35-39)
(1:40-45)
Note: the 2nd section continues to the whole of chapter 2 and all the way to chapter 3:6.
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Mark 1
(Section 1: The Preparation for Jesus Public Ministry 1:1-13)
John the Baptist Prepares the Way (1:1-8)
1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet:
I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way
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a voice of one calling in the desert,
Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.
4 And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the
people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him
in the Jordan River. 6 John wore clothing made of camels hair, with a leather belt
around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And this was his message: After
me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to
stoop down and untie. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit.
The Baptism of Jesus (1:9-11)
9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the
Jordan. 10 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open
and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: You
are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.
The Temptation of Jesus (1:12-13)
12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the desert, 13 and he was in the desert forty
days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
(Section 2: Jesus Early Galilean Ministry 1:14-3:6)
Jesus Begins His Ministry (1:14-15)
14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of
God. 15 The time has come, he said. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and
believe the good news!
Jesus Calls the First Disciples (1:16-20)
16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew
casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 Come, follow me, Jesus said,
and I will make you fishers of men. 18 At once they left their nets and followed him.
19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother
John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20 Without delay he called them, and they left
their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit (1:21-28)
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21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the
synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because
he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a
man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, 24 What do you
want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are
the Holy One of God!
25 Be quiet! said Jesus sternly. Come out of him! 26 The evil spirit shook the man
violently and came out of him with a shriek.
27 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, What is this? A new
teachingand with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him.
28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.
Jesus Heals Many (1:29-34)
29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James ad John to the home of
Simon and Andrew. 30 Simons mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told
Jesus about her. 31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left
her and she began to wait on them.
32 That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demonpossessed. 33 The whole town gathered at the door, 34 and Jesus healed many who
had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the
demons speak because they knew who he was.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee (1:35-39)
35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and
went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to
look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: Everyone is looking for
you!
38 Jesus replied, Let us go somewhere elseto the nearby villagesso I can preach
there also. That is why I have come. 39 So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching
in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Jesus Preaches in Galilee (1:35-39)
40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, If you are willing,
you can make me clean.
41 Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. I am
willing, he said. Be clean! 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.
43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: 44 See that you dont tell this
to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses
commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them. 45 Instead he went out and
began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a
town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from
everywhere.
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Assignment #2
Assignment Objectives: Outlining the Mark 2
Read through the entire text of Mark 2
Break the whole text of Mark 2 into Segments.
Mark 2
1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he
had come home. 2 So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the
door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a
paralytic, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of
the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it,
lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said
to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven.
6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 Why
does this fellow talk like that? Hes blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their
hearts, and he said to them, Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to
say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up, take your mat and walk?
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.
He said to the paralytic, 11 I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home. 12 He got
up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they
praised God, saying, We have never seen anything like this!
13 Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he
began to teach them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the
tax collectors booth. Follow me, Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levis house, many tax collectors and sinners
were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. 16 When
the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax
collectors, they asked his disciples: Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?
17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but
the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
18 Now Johns disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked
Jesus, How is it that Johns disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but
yours are not?
19 Jesus answered, How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?
They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20 But the time will come when the
bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.
21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new
piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new
wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and
the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins.
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23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked
along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, Look,
why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?
25 He answered, Have you never read what David did when he and his companions
were hungry and in need? 26 In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the
house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And
he also gave some to his companions.
27 Then he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.
NIV
Part 2
Observing the Details of the Text
Look at the major facts and ask questions about the text.
Who? Who are the characters mentioned in the text and, if possible to ascertain, what
their relationship to each other? What are their identities?
What? What are the key truths or happenings?
Events? Actions? Emotions? Conversations?
Where? The geography and location of the events in the passage are important?
When? The time sequence of the events. Also, if the time in reference to world history
can be identified this will be helpful.
How? Sequence of events are they unfold in the story.
There are simple but important questions which help us discover the details accurately.
These are KEY QUESTIONS. They help UNLOCK the truth.
WHO?
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WHAT?
What happens in the story?
What are the people doing?
What are the people saying?
What are their actions? What are their emotions?
WHERE?
WHEN?
When did the story take place?
When does the story start? End?
How long does it take from one event to another?
HOW?
How did the events happen?
How did the actions take place?
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What did Jesus do at that early time? Where did Jesus go?
O: Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
Verse 36-37:
Who were the other characters in the story?
O: Simon and his companions (v.36); many people Everyone (v.37)
What were they doing? What were they saying?
O: went to look for him (v.36); When they found him, they exclaimed: Everyone is
looking for you! (v.37)
What were they feeling? (What was their emotion?)
O: they exclaimed..!
Verse 38:
What did Jesus say to them?
O: Let us go somewhere elseto the nearby villagesso I can preach there also. That
is why I have come.
What did he intend to do?
O: So I can preach there also; That is why I have come.
Where did he intend to go?
O: Let us go somewhere elseto the nearby villages
Verse 39:
Where else did Jesus go?
O: throughout Galilee.in their Synagogues
What else did Jesus do?
O: driving out demons
Additional Consideration in Observation:
All of these Key questions are Inter-related.
People are involved in events & actions which occur at certain times
Events take place at certain times in certain places and usually involves
people
The way events & actions take place has an effect upon people
Note:
Other ways of highlighting may be employed, such as use of color highlighters, symbols,
etc. Be Creative!
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Assignment #3
Read Mark Ch. 2:1-12 (Page 14-15) carefully
Begin observing the text and listing all your observations, starting in verse 1 and
continue until the end of the segment (verse 12). Be thorough, observe as many details
as you can. (Writing of Questions is optional at this point!)
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Immediate Context
Over-all Context
Example 1A: Look at Mark 1:37 Which verses in Chap 1 help us understand why
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Example 1B From readings in Mark 1-2: What are the impt. Details concerning historical
time, geography (places), culture (ways) Which are helpful in understanding & telling the
story?
Historical context
Isaiah, the prophet
David, in the days of Abiathar the high priest
New Testament period
John the Baptist
Pharisees
Johns imprisonment
Jesus in Galilee proclaiming the good news
Jesus came preaching the good news about the kingdom of God. During this period of
ministry, Jesus also healed many sick people and delivered many from demon
possession. Many people were amazed at his teaching and seeing the miracles, such
that his fame has spread quickly all over the regions.
Teachers of the Law
Geographical Information
Judea
Sea of Galilee
Synagogue
Desert region of Judea
Jordan river
Judean countryside
Jerusalem
Nazareth in Galilee
Capernaum
Villages.
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The verb baptize (baptiz, intensive form of bapt, to dip) means to
immerse, submerge. Being baptized by John in the Jordan marked the turn of a Jew
to God. It identified him with the repentant people who were preparing for the coming
Messiah.
whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing
their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Does it mean that all people, including the religious Jews such as the Pharisees all repented of
their sins and were baptized in the Jordan river? We know from the overall context of the
book of Mark that such is not the case.
Using hyperbole Mark showed the great impact John made on all areas of Judea and
Jerusalem. The imperfect tense of the Greek verbs portrays in motion-picture fashion the
continual procession of people who kept going out to hear Johns preaching and to be
baptized by him(The Bible Knowledge Commentary).
How is that possible? The figure of speech used here (and Example 2B) is Hyperbole (an
exaggeration purposely made to draw attention). We will study figures of speech more in
depth in Level 3 Hebrew Poetry.
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Baptism was a highlight event in the beginning verse of Mark 1. Literally it means washing
as symbolic of inward or spiritual cleansing in the lives of Bible characters. Look at the
Concordance for other places in the Bible that the word was mentioned. By comparing the
different variances of its usage gives us better grasp of the word.
Luke 12:50, I
have
a
b
to
undergo
Romans 6:4, buried
with
him
through
b
Colossians 2:12, buried
with
him
in
b
Ephesians 4:5, one
Lord,
one
faith,
one
b
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Galatians 4:4-5
4 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to
redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.
Hebrews 1:1-2
Heb 1:1 In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in
various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of
all things, and through whom he made the universe.
Luke 4:17-21
17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place
where it is written:
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The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
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to proclaim the year of the Lords favor.
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of
everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, 21 and he began by saying to them,
Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.
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Implicit What could be or might be expressed, but without any clear basis from the text.
Example 5A: Mark 2:5
5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven.
Whose faith was Jesus referring to in this text?
Im plicit: Faith of the paralytic; faith of four men and paralytic. (What is the basis for your
answer?)
Explicit: Faith of the four men (see context: Mark 1:3-5)
Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not
get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after
digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their
faith, he said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven.
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Application is putting the things that we have learned into action. Once we have learned the
truth from the Scriptures, we are responsible to obey the truth and Apply it in our lives.
John 14:15
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John 13:17
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on the Scriptures in terms of their purpose. The Bible was not written to satisfy your
curiosity; it was written to transform your life. The ultimate goal of Bible study, then, is
not to do something to the Bible, but to allow the Bible to do something to you, so
truth becomes tangent to life. You see, we frequently come to the Bible to study it, to
teach it, to preach it, to outline it everything except to be changed by it.
James 1:21
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Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the
implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
The apostle James asks a penetrating question in the first chapter of his book: Does the Word
work? Answer: Yes, it does, if it is received (v.21). He uses an interesting word. It basically
means to put out a welcome mat. Do you welcome the truth into your life? Do you invite it in
the door and let it do its work on you?
Tale of 4 birds
Bird 1: I read a verse of the Bible every day!
Bird 2: I read a chapter every day!
Bird 3: I read two chapters every day!
Bird 4: I apply it to my life!
Gaither Vocal Band: I heard youre into the Wordbut Is the Word getting into you!
James 1:22-25
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But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a
hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a
mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the
one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who
forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
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by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more
highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance
with the measure of faith God has given you.
Sometimes we have an inflated view or opinion of ourselves. Other times we have a
distorted, deflated view.
Paul says, Dont! Dont get a puffed up idea of who you are. But make sure you dont
have a deflated view ignoring what God has done and built up in your life. The devil
specializes in that work of making you think God is not at work in you.
Insight, then, is the first step toward spiritual growth insight into the passage, and
insight into yourself.
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Next Page.
Complete Charting Example (Mark1:35-39)
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Your questions should lead the group into the main stream of thought in the passage so
they will discover the major points and apply them to their lives. It is important to
remember what type of group you are working with: new converts, more mature,
young, older, etc. The group will not need to go through the detailed analysis you did;
your questions will assume for them certain basics of structure, etc., which you dug out
in preparation study.
A. Start with survey questions that will get them acquainted with the whole passage.
(Who is involved? Where are they? What are they doing?, etc.)
B. Through your questions, lead them in sequence through the passage from
beginning to end. You may want to lead them to study section by section, and as they
move along, get them to see connections between paragraphs.
C. You will want to ask:
1. Observation Questions
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Lead the group to see some structure you found: What is the contrast
between?
2. Interpretation Questions
Get the group to analyze and ask Why? so they will find major truths.
They will need to define some key words or phrases.
Help them to see the reasons behind some of the structure. (Ask questions
based on your own work from the interpretation column of your charting. This is
also a way of leading them to see connections between paragraphs.)
When they find a main truth, your question should help them think it through.
3. Application Questions
These get the group to think about and plan change which needs to be made in
their personal lives attitudes, relationships and actions.
Application questions should flow naturally from the meaning of the main points,
and they should appear after a crucial point has been made clear. Keep in mind,
though, that it is more effective to have a few good application questions
scattered throughout the passage than to have too many.
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I: He takes pleasure in doing it and finds strength to get up even after a very busy
day.
What will I do in view of Gods love for me?
A: Because Jesus loves me so much, I want to love Him and worship Him.
How will I do that?
A: By spending time with Him in prayer, in worship and reading His word without any
distraction.
Verse 36-37:
Who were the other characters in the story?
O: Simon and his companions (v.36); many people Everyone (v.37)
Who were these people? Why were they looking for him?
I: They were the first disciples (see v.16-20; 29-31). Jesus obviously woke up while they
were sleeping and they didnt know where Jesus went.
What were they doing? What were they saying?
O: went to look for him (v.36); When they found him, they exclaimed: Everyone is
looking for you! (v.37)
Why were the people looking for Jesus?
I: Many people were healed the previous day and as a result, more people came early
the next day most likely with more sick people wanting to be healed.
What were they feeling? (What was their emotion?)
O: they exclaimed..!
What will I do? Is there sin to forsake or errors to avoid?
A: It would be of great error if I come to Jesus only for temporal things knowing that He
gives us much, much more!
How will I do it?
A: I should seek Him, to know Him more everyday by reading His word.
Verse 38:
What did Jesus say to them?
O: Let us go somewhere elseto the nearby villagesso I can preach there also. That
is why I have come.
What did he intend to do?
O: So I can preach there also; That is why I have come.
Where did he intend to go?
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What will I do? Is there an example that I should follow?
A: I want to serve Jesus by preaching and teaching His word in as many places as
possible, as the Lord opens the door. May my life be as a living testimony of His grace
and love for me.
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References:
1. Living by the Book (Howard Hendricks)
2. Inductive Bible Study ( Dan Finfrock, Intensive Care Ministries )
3. Inspired Bible Study Workshop ( Trip Kimball, Calvary Chapel Training Center )
4. Inductive Bible Study (John Michaels, Calvary Chapel Spring Valley)
5. Bible and Life (Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship)
6. Weirsbe Expository Outlines in the New Testament
7. The Bible Knowledge Commentary
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