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Bible Study Notes
Bible studies take various forms, and some
are better than others.
Many Bible studies notes are exercises in basic English comprehension
(‘what three sins does Saint Paul condemn in verse 4?’).
Others are a miniature lecture or piece of reading, followed
by one or two questions for discussion.
The notes written by Lewis Misselbrook are
distinctive from both of these approaches, are based upon
careful research, but allow the open-endedness of the text
to open out into the lives of those who study them. Each study
can be taken up and used by any member of the group, with
little Bible knowledge assumed and no theological training
required. The studies are not so much lectures, as a series
of questions that invite those who study to enter into the
world of the text.
Some of the language may now seem dated,
but the philosophy upon which these studies are based are
thoroughly contemporary, even though many of them were written
a generation ago. This is mostly because they do not fall
into the modernist trap of believing that scripture has a
meaning which we must unearth and then subsequently apply.
Instead, we are simply drawn to witness the God to whom the
many and various authors of Scripture draw our attention.
Lewis Misselbrook was ordained in 1953, and
continues to write Bible studies – as he continues to
preach – right up to today. These studies have already
proved invaluable to many people, and it is a delight to make
them more widely available.
1. Canon
of Scripture
2. Old Testament
& New Testament differences
3. Genesis
1.1-2.4 In the beginning
4. John
10.1-10 I AM the gate (door)
More studies coming soon...
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