Looking for Study Helps

[just-a-servant]

I've volunteered to conduct a series of classes in our church relating to Bible study helps and how to use them. My first class is scheduled to begin after the first of the year and I'd like it to be on the usage of the Concordance's available. Next I'd like to continue with various Dictionaries, Lexicon's, and Commentaries to give students basic knowledge of these books for their individual study. The classes will be over a period of 6-8 weeks. I'm looking for ideas about how to present these topics and make them interactive with the students.

Since my audience will most likely be older persons, on-line material probably won't be in the mix. Any thoughts or ideas will be welcome.

Thanks in advance,
just-a-servant

 

[spottydog]

Get a copy of 'The Great Falling Away by Milton Green' Read it out and see what happens. Best book you will ever read, except the Bible of course.:shade:

 

[just-a-servant]

Get a copy of 'The Great Falling Away by Milton Green' Read it out and see what happens. Best book you will ever read, except the Bible of course.:shade:

I'm not looking for things to study, I'm looking for ways to teach about the reference works we all use. I need to teach others how to use the reference's I've listed so their bible studies will be enriched. If you've had experience in this area, I'd be most happy to hear of it.

Thanks,
just-a-servant

 

[jiggyfly]

Well the basic study tools and reference works are usually keyed to Strong's concordance but these are again very basic and by no means exhaustive linguistic references.
Strong's Hebrew and Greek dictionaries
Vines dictionary
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English lexicon
Thayer's Greek-English lexicon
Eerdman's dictionary

These are again very basic reference works but are all keyed to Strong's for easy referencing. If I am not mistaken Strong's used to have an introduction and instructions on how to use it.

I have some more advanced and exhaustive works if your interested.

 

[Boanerges]

I've volunteered to conduct a series of classes in our church relating to Bible study helps and how to use them. My first class is scheduled to begin after the first of the year and I'd like it to be on the usage of the Concordance's available. Next I'd like to continue with various Dictionaries, Lexicon's, and Commentaries to give students basic knowledge of these books for their individual study. The classes will be over a period of 6-8 weeks. I'm looking for ideas about how to present these topics and make them interactive with the students.

Since my audience will most likely be older persons, on-line material probably won't be in the mix. Any thoughts or ideas will be welcome.

Thanks in advance,
just-a-servant

Go to the E-Sword web page. Download the main program and then install as many modules as you want- if you just stick to the freeware you can get :
36 Bible translations (not counting the 48 foreign language bibles)
14 bible Dictionaries
17 sets of Commentaries
5 sets of daily devotions
Plus there is a host of other freeware resources. I currently have over a Gig of brother Ricks software that I use daily. It is really cool to be able to access all this material at one click of the mouse.
I hope this is what you were looking for-
have a blessed day,
your brother Larry.

 

[Hekuran]

It is just as important to know the drawbacks and limitations of these tools as it is to know their benefits. The tendency when we come across something new is to overuse it - for example spending all our time reading a bible dictionary rather than attending to what the Bible is actually saying (I do that).

Anyway

Why not pick a theme that runs through every part of the Bible and use these tools to help draw out what God is saying? Themes such as worship, justice, land, covenant/promise spring to mind.

That way you could do some really interesting Bible study and get to know the tools as you go. It would be very demanding for you as a teacher, but could make for a great course if you are able to put the preparation time in.