open another resource until I know the big idea of the text. The study process is like working a high school math problem; the answer is in the back of the book. Back then cheating, looking up the answer first, was useless, because the teacher wanted to see how we arrived at the answer. Cracking the commentaries too soon may give me answers, but the way I work the problem is even more important. So I work with the text and wrestle with my biases and with God until I get it. Once I’ve