The bible study handbook olesberg

The reader can choose whatever order he or she wants to read them. How are we to approach this strange book? How do we learn from it? How do we let it shape us and our communities? I could list a lot of great quotes from the book, but will choose instead to focus on her three main convictions. The Bible has the power to transform lives and transform culture. Because it is one of the primary places God can encounter you. You will read a lot of great books in your life, but they do not demand nor provide the power for transformation in your life.

Our ability to be transformed is affected by the condition of our hearts. Here, Olsberg brings out the parable of the sower. What kind of soil does your heart resemble? A road where nothing can grow? Rocky soil where no deep roots can form? Thorny soil where cares and distractions choke out any life the Word might have grown? Or good soil that receives the word gladly and yields an enormous crop? Channeling N. God wants to have authority in our lives through his Word so that we might be free.

It seems like a contradiction, but the stuff in the Bible is there for our own growth, health, and life. In The Bible Study Handbook Lindsay Olesberg lays a foundation for why we read the Bible, what attitudes and expectations are most helpful as we enter into serious Bible study, and what methods and practices yield the most fruit. From foundational insights to best practices and hands-on exercises, you will find everything you need in this book to cultivate your curiosity, hone your attention and mine the applicabilities of whatever passage you find yourself in.

And you'll be reminded of the insights, encouragement and even transformation waiting for people who commit to studying the Scriptures well together. A comprehensive guide for Bible students of every level of experience and spiritual maturity. Path Success. Path Created with Sketch. Path Error. Online Orders Only. The Bible Study Handbook. Highly recommended!!! William Dicks. Olesberg wrote a very good book on how to do Bible study by yourself, or in a group.

She writes from experience, and gives many examples, homework, etc. What would add greater value to this book however, is if the author gave her own solutions to the homework she gives.

Definitely recommended! Great resource for inductive Bible study. This is a book I wish I could download in my brain. I first was introduced to inductive study in college. I was given the book of Mark, printed out on printer paper 43 pages to be exact and was told that we would be studying this book over the next 6 months. I had never read the gospels, in my bible, because I knew all the stories already.

I had grown up a Christian and had grown up hearing the stories of Jesus in Sunday School from when I was young. I believed Jesus was the Son of God, and that he was my savior who went to the cross and was raised from the dead. What more could I possible get from that book? Why not study something interesting like Instead my mind was blown by the person of Jesus as I studied his life, words, and work for the first time on my own.

My own discipleship was transformed as I grappled with the challenge of Jesus to lay down life to follow him, to radically depart from how I understood my faith. Ever since then I have come to find the inductive study of scripture the most potent and life-altering way to experience the word of God. In The Bible Study Handbook , Lindsay Olesberg, has written an incredibly helpful resource for the inductive study-er, whether they are new to bible study or they have been doing so for years.

She breaks down the Why , the How and then goes on to offer helpful explanation of the different tools used. As someone who has now leads inductive manuscript bible studies regularly, this book helped me remember some truths I had forgotten, reintroduced me to ideas that had become stale, and gave me new tools to look at the word with. I highly recommend this book as a quick access resource for anyone who is venturing into studying the bible, or needs some reminders as to why personal and communal study of the word is vital, and the tools to do so.

Denes House. My bias: There is almost NOTHING you can do that is more universally helpful to your life than developing the skills necessary to study the Bible carefully on your own and in a group. And Manuscript Bible Study, using an inductive approach, is hands down the most helpful tool I've found in developing those skills.

I use Manuscript Bible Study myself when working on sermons and in my personal daily devotions, and I have taught the method countless times to groups and individuals over the last twenty years of ministry. Lindsay Olesberg does a HUGE service therefore by pulling together a step-by-step handbook for learning the inductive approach to Bible study, and the Manuscript method in particular. Starting with the basic presuppositions underlying these approaches, and then covering the how-to's of every aspect from Manuscript creation to passage selection to looking deeply, interrogating the text, and prayerfully living out its implications, Olesberg's handbook is perfect for students and teachers alike.

This is a book that I've always wanted to have, but have never seen published. It will equip you to explore the Scriptures and find a life of faithfulness to God's Word through the joy of discovery hand in hand with the Bible's author.

Highly recommended! Travis Skinner. This handbook was obviously compiled by a leader with a lot of real-world Bible study experience. It provides a hand-on, practical approach that anybody can apply. The appendixes in the back of the book were very helpful for outlining the how-to of good Bible study. The book teaches patterns and techniques of study that guide the individual through a thorough process of in-depth Bible study, content and contextual research, and analysis all leading toward a comprehensive understanding of a given verse, passage, chapter, and book.

I taught and will continue to teach this material to my students. This is an excellent resource for anyone who desires to learn more about how to study the Bible individually or as a group. Olesberg's writing voice is easy to read and makes you feel like you're having a one-on-one conversation with her. It's especially helpful for those who like structure and want step-by-step instructions. She has a way of telling you what you should do without dragging out the instructions or making them dry.

And it's a well-rounded book; it's not a manual with simply a list of instructions but also helps you prepare your posture, perspective, and framework.