How to Study Your Bible for Kids (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids) [Paperback]

Kay Arthur (Author), Janna Arndt (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids

Based on Kay Arthur’s bestselling How to Study Your Bible (390,000 copies sold), this easy–to–use Bible study combines a serious commitment to God’s Word with fun illustrations, games, puzzles, and activities that reinforce biblical truth. How to Study Your Bible for Kids introduces the basics of inductive Bible study—observation, interpretation, and application—to children ages 9 to 12. As they learn about the people in the Bible, the way things were done in biblical times, the amazing miracles performed, and numerous terrific adventures found in the Bible, young people will discover that God’s Word speaks to them right where they’re at. They’ll come away from this study with a deeper understanding of God’s love and care for them.

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From the Back Cover

The Best Inductive Studies for Kids

Bible study is serious fun! The Discover 4 Yourself Inductive Bible Studies for Kids help you find out for yourself what the Bible is all about—and give you exciting ways to do it! These hands-on books help teach the basic skills of Bible study for a lifetime of discovering God’s Word.

Pssst! Wanna Solve a Mystery?!

Climb up to the tree house of the M and M Detective Agency and let Max, Molly, and Sam the Beagle put you through a special six-week "inductive detective" training course. The agency has a big mystery to solve—the mystery of discovering for yourself what God’s Word says. Wow! Sounds like an adventure!

As part of the team, you’ll sharpen your skills so that you can know what the Bible says, understand what it means, and apply it to your life all on your own. Isn’t that awesome? So put on your detective hat, grab your magnifying glass, and get set to decode secret messages, solve puzzles to get clues, follow a suspect’s trail, and even talk to eyewitnesses!

About the Author

Kay Arthur and her husband, Jack, are the founders of Precept Ministries International. This ministry reaches hundreds of thousands of people internationally through "Precept Upon Precept" Bible studies and Kay’s radio and television program, Precepts for Life. Kay is the bestselling author of more than 100 books and Bible studies, and is also the active spokeswoman for The New Inductive Study Bible.

Janna Arndt, coauthor of the Discover 4 Yourself series, teaches middle-school Bible at Silverdale Baptist Academy and speaks at seminars, sharing ideas for using the Discover 4 Yourself series in Sunday school classes and Christian schools. She and her husband have two sons. Janna’s heart is for children to know and love God's Word.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736903623
• ISBN-13: 978-0736903622
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kay Arthur is one of America's best-known and most-beloved Bible teachers and authors. With her husband, Jack, she is the co-founder of Precept Ministries International, the leaders in inductive Bible-study resources. Kay also reaches hundreds of thousands of people internationally through her "Precept upon Precept" inductive Bible studies. In addition, her daily and weekly television programs air on over 900 stations in 30 countries.

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be Smart!, October 18, 2005

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4mom "book maven" (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Study Your Bible for Kids (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids) (Paperback)

This book has great content. My group of thirteen 5th graders is enjoying the book a great deal. However, the teacher needs to be smart about how to take concepts that are WAY above the heads of this age group and make them understandable. I wasn't too impressed with the books explanations. Using only the book I still got blank stares back from my group. An example of this would be the importance of historical, geographical, and cultural context. The book gave abstract examples that were not helpful to the kids. It took some time and some more age relevant examples for the kids to get those concepts. With that said, I still think this book is worthy of consideration.

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Excellent, but probably a bit beyond her intended audience.", January 1, 2006

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Amira - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Study Your Bible for Kids (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids) (Paperback)

I love Kay. She always seeks to make real-world applications. She does this so well for adults, I was curious to see how she would do with kids. In summary--not quite as well.

This book could be better described as "How to teach your kids the Bible". It has wonderful precepts and concepts, but these will be better used by adults FOR young children than BY those children.

Teens will be OK with these concepts, but I doubt a teenager would pick up a book with this cover.

If you have teenagers who are really into specific books of the bible, I would suggest (for Revelation at least) "Dragons, Grasshoppers & Frogs!".

For general bible study for teens, I think "What the Bible is all About" by H. Mears would be a better choice.

Again--Kay's precepts and concepts here are great. They are just a bit above the level of the audience for which they are directed.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I could rate it a 20!, July 10, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: How to Study Your Bible for Kids (Discover 4 Yourself® Inductive Bible Studies for Kids) (Paperback)

Some people said that this book was a little too hard for kids. I am 10 years old and I LOVED this book! I've also done "Jesus: Awesome Power, Awesome Love." These Bible studies aren't too hard, but they're still challenging for me. They are just the right level.

I learned so much about studying the Bible. They taught about observation, interpretation, and application, the 5 W's and an H, marking key words with colored pencils, using a concordance, examining historical and cultural context, learning Scripture verses, and more.

These studies aren't like a chore for me - they're fun! I learned so much about studying the Bible. I highly recommend this book, especially for homeschoolers.

Mikael, age 10