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Howard G. Hendricks

William D. Hendricks

LIVING

BY THE

BOOK

The Art and Science of Reading the Bible

Moody Publishers

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Howard G. Hendricks and William D. Hendricks

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New American Standard Bible, Copyright © by The Lockman Foundation, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1977. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Scripture quotations marked niv are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked kjv are taken from the King James Version.

Cover and Interior Design: Smartt Guys design

ISBN: 0-8024-0823-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-0823-5

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Contents

Foreword by Chuck Swindoll

Preface to the Second Edition

1. Why People Don’t Study the Bible

2. Why Study the Bible?

3. How This Book Can Help

4. An Overview of the Process

Step 1: Observation

5. The Value of Observation

6. Let’s Start with a Verse

7. You Must Learn to Read

Ten Strategies to First-Rate Reading

13. Read Imaginatively

14. Read Meditatively

15. Read Purposefully

16. Read Acquisitively

17. Read Telescopically

18. Work with a Paragraph

Six Things to Look For

19. Things That Are Emphasized

20. Things That Are Repeated

21. Things That Are Related

22. Things That Are Alike, & Unlike

23. Things That Are True to Life

24. Getting the Big Picture

25. Summarize Your Observations

26. “Facts Are Stupid Things Until …”

Step 2: Interpretation

27. The Value of Interpretation

28. Handle with Care!

29. What Type of Literature Is This?

Five Keys to Interpretation

36. Figuring Out the Figurative

37. Putting It All Together

38. Don’t Stop Now!

Step 3: Application

39. The Critical Step of Application

40. Truth That Transforms

41. A Transformed People

42. Four Steps of Application

43. Customized Christianity

44. Nine Questions to Ask

45. Now and Then

46. The Principle of the Thing

47. A Process of Life-Change

48. Three Suggestions to Get Started

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About Living by the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible

Mundane or motivational? Lackluster or lively? Redundant or reviving?

What words would describe your personal Bible study? Be honest. If you’re like many people, you’ve probably felt at one time or another a twinge of guilt about not getting fully enjoyment out of personal Bible study time. You may wonder how some people can percolate with enthusiasm over the same passages you’ve read time and time again—unmoved. What’s their secret? Howard Hendricks knows that the “secret” is really no secret at all. It is simply a case of practicing effective Bible study methods. But to practice them you must know them. And that’s where Howard Hendricks and his son Bill can enlighten you and show you the steps to living by the Book.

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