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Teach Me Your Ways: Genesis/Exodus/Leviticus/Numbers/Deuteronomy (The New Inductive Study Series)

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I'm a big Kay Arthur fan and love her studies. I've read parts of the first five books of the Bible, but when I saw this book I knew I had to have it. It took me about a year to complete this study, but by the time I finished I had developed such a tremendous respect for our Jewish roots. I think every Christian should be familiar with these five books. And through the use of this book, I feel like I've come to understand so much more about Jesus and His teachings.

It is really hard to find self study books on Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, so from that perspective the book the great. However, I was using the "LifeChange" series for Genesis and Exodus and really liked that format better. The questions in LifeChange provoke more thought regarding the readings. The book by Kay Arthur doesnt provide as many thought provoking questions. I intend to use her books for the bible books not covered by LifeChange, but will probably go back to LifeChance when they cover a particular bible book.

I'm learning a whole lot from this study guide. Having the matching Bible helps, as does some familiarity with Kay Arthur's method, but she guides you through it in the text. There's lots of questions and keywords to help me focus and engage with the text more fully. Study helps and resources are also good, though only after you've read the text for yourself first. However, it's rather easy to read a passage too narrowly and miss all kinds of meaning, and the study guide doesn't really give me a lot to help prevent this. My only complaint is that I don't agree with some of her doctrine, and she sometimes uses leading questions to imply that what she believes is what the Bible teaches. But since the idea is to "discover for yourself," it's easy enough to disagree with her. Overall, a really good Bible study, though not for people unfamiliar with the Bible.