Transforming Bible Study: Understanding God's Word Like You've Never Read It Before [Paperback]

Bob Grahmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 11, 2003

The Word of God is alive--dynamic and powerful. Studying God's Word can transform your life. It knits you together with others. Revitalizes your relationships. Allows you to meet Christ for the first time as well as again and again. Studying the Bible can also be dry, dull--and seem to have little connection with your daily life. You've probably experienced group Bible study meetings in which the discussion is merely a chain of platitudes and people never say what they think or address the real questions they have about faith and life. Further, some approaches to Bible study require stacks of reference books, cross-referencing and three versions of the Bible. Other approaches ask you to fill in blanks like an elementary school child. What you need is a Bible study method that will bring Scripture to life in your personal study and in your group studies. In this book Bob Grahmann, a national and international Bible study teacher, unfolds a long-appreciated method of inductive Bible study which has been updated to meet the needs of today's generation. With both biblical expertise and cultural awareness he lays out the method clearly. With exercises to put the method into practice, this is a book that will benefit you individually as well as in your next group Bible study. It is time for your Bible study methods to be transformed. And it is time for you to allow the Bible to transform you. That’s what Transforming Bible Study is all about!

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"A great read--awesome application." (One Man's Private Thoughts (Weblog) )

"Outstanding. . . . One of the best books from 2003." (The Discerning Reader )

About the Author

Bob Grahmann (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is director of the IFES (International Fellowship of Evangelical Students) Eurasia Institute for Staff Development and Training in Kiev, Ukraine. An ordained minister in the Reformed Church, he has previously served as a pastor and as director of Bible and life for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: IVP Connect (September 11, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830811230
• ISBN-13: 978-0830811236
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #986,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome guide on how to revolutionize your Bible study habits, July 27, 2005

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Shann Yu "Go Rice Owls!!!" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transforming Bible Study: Understanding God's Word Like You've Never Read It Before (Paperback)

I had the habit of doing a Bible study during quiet time every morning. I'd go over a passage, and let my hand and heart go free, writing down paragraph after paragraph on how I interpreted the passage and what I was getting out of it. I'd also go to small group Bible studies regularly. But something was always missing, and that was how I linked stuff to my life, and I realized I needed guidance as to how to get more out of Bible studies.

Then my roommate, the student director of the on-campus InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapter, referred me to this book. I got myself a copy and read through, and it opened new doors to me. Back then, I'd read the passages as if they were stories. Because of this book, I'd not only read the passages, but I'd also ask all sorts of questions, look for connections within the text, look for recurring phrases, and everything else that I've never thought about doing in the past. Altogether, these new questions that pop up in my mind create a new dimension in the passages (especially Old Testament passages) and enable me to see each passage as not only a piece of history, but a story with deeper morals that I can build upon in my daily life.

It is because of this book that my Bible study methods have changed for the better, and I recommend this book to anybody who has been having trouble extracting messages out of the Bible and wishes to revolutionize their Bible study habits.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches you how to actually study Scripture well., July 7, 2011

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Brian Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transforming Bible Study: Understanding God's Word Like You've Never Read It Before (Paperback)

This quality work lays out the basics of the inductive Bible study manuscript method that "InterVarsity is known for like McDonald's is known for the Big Mac."

It's perfect for you if you are bored with typical Bible study and tired of the same regurgitated insights.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, April 25, 2007

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Susan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transforming Bible Study: Understanding God's Word Like You've Never Read It Before (Paperback)

This book is perfect for anyone who is just beginning their spiritual walk. This book shows you how to take a passage apart, really study it word for word and when you put it back together again it has a whole new and deeper meaning to you than when you first read it. It's a very simple and easy to read book, I immediately started on a passage the minute I finished the book. I highly recommend this to everyone.