Reading the Bible will provoke a process of wrestling, doubting, imagining, and aggressively discussing its mysteries. Scripture is not a static work, but a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that is able to equip and engage us to participate in God’s creative, loving, and redemptive work in the world. We must learn to love the Bible for what it is, and not for what we want it to be.
One Rabbi states, “Reading the Bible is learning the secrets of the palace, unlocking all the doors, and perhaps catching a glimpse of the King in all of His splendor.” Every page of Scripture serves as an invitation to wonder and to sweetly surrender to the adventure.
This post concludes our series of “One Hundred Bible Studies.” In Part 1,we were in the Old Testament. Part 2 led us to the New Testament. The following studies are applicable to the Bible as a whole. We ended up with a little more than one hundred. There is no way to control or contain the Word of God once you actually find your entry point.
- Any Character study
- Dynamic duos (Elijah and Elisha)
- Dastardly duos (Sihon and Og)
- Mountains in Scripture
- Cities in Scripture
- Geographical considerations
- Prophecies of Christ in the Old Testament fulfilled in the New Testament
- “Who Said It?” (recognizable quotes)
- Names of God
- Names of Jesus
- Names for the Holy Spirit
- Meanings of OT (Hebrew) words and NT (Greek ) words (Strong’s Concordance)
- The General Chronology of the Bible
- Chronology of a specific era of the Scripture
- World History at the time of the events of Scripture
- Empires of the Bible
- Basic Doctrines
- Angels and Demons
- The Prominent Women of Scripture
- Name Changes (Abram/Abraham, Saul/Paul)
- The Animals of the Bible
- The concept of Prophet, Priest, and King
- Using Reference Materials and Resources
- Any Individual Book Study
- Postcards (those “one chapter” books)
- Favorite passage in every book of the Bible
- Money in Scripture
- Descriptions for the Afterlife throughout the Bible
- The Intertestamental Period
- Expanded Translations of Passages
- Study of Various Issues (Slavery, Holy War, Giving)
- SALVATION!
- Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension of Christ
- Heaven and Hell
- The Trinity
- Topics and Themes (Worship, Peace)
- Israel and the Church
- Discipleship
- Characteristics of False Prophets and Teachers
- Christ in every book of the Bible
- Suffering and Persecution
- Sin and Temptation
- Marriage and Families
- Employment and Governments in Scripture
- Passages for Holidays
- The Jewish Calendar
- Bible Genres
- Numbers in the Bible
- ALL THOSE STORIES!
- Etc., Etc.