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Living By the Book

Living By the Book Workbook

A truly revolutionary book! The contents of this book completely changed how I read and studied the Bible. If you are looking for a book that “puts the cookies on the lower shelf” and can equip you in your Bible study, you’ve found it!!! This is THE best book on Bible study and is destined to remain a classic.

Dr. Dennis Rainey

President, FamilyLife

Howard Hendricks taught me how to study the Bible in a way that revolutionized my life and my teaching.
Living By the Book
is the very material “Prof” Hendricks taught me and is now available to everyone. To this day, I open the Bible daily using the principles found in this book. I highly recommend it to you.

Chip Ingram

President, Walk Thru the Bible

Five decades of Howard Hendricks’ students all give the same testimony: his course in Bible Study Methods marked them for life. Because
Living By the Book
is a distillation of that course, all of us would also offer this counsel: Don’t miss this book if you too want to see your study of God’s Word come alive.

Duane Litfin

President, Wheaton College

My spiritual inspiration and mentor has been Dr. Howard Hendricks. I am one of thousands who have been impacted by his ministry. Having known Howie and through Howie, Bill, for over 30 years, I know to a small degree the wisdom contained in these men’s minds and hearts.
Living By the Book
is the way that Howie and Bill have lived their lives and, as such, this is a book that is readable and useable by everyone. It is with great joy and enthusiasm that I endorse and recommend
Living By the Book.

Ron Blue

President, CFPN

Teach a man to study the Bible and you fill his life. Teach a man to train others and you fill others’ lives. A generation is in debt to “The Prof” for teaching us how to train fishermen. Thanks for helping us know and love the Savior through His word.

Dr. Michael Easley

President & CEO, Moody Bible Institute

Howard and Bill Hendricks have provided Christians with an insightful and relevant look into understanding, applying, and experiencing the awesome power of God’s word for our lives. This book needs to be an essential part of every believer’s life and library.

Dr. Tony Evans

Senior Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship

President, The Urban Alternative

H
OWARD
G. H
ENDRICKS
W
ILLIAM
D. H
ENDRICKS

 
LIVING
BY THE
BOOK

The Art and Science of Reading the Bible

M
OODY
P
UBLISHERS
CHICAGO

 

© 1991, 2007 by
H
OWARD
G. H
ENDRICKS AND
W
ILLIAM
D. H
ENDRICKS

 

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

 

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the
New American Standard Bible
, Copyright © by The Lockman Foundation, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1977. Used by permission. (
www.Lockman.org
)

 

Scripture quotations marked
NIV
are taken from the
Holy Bible, New International Version
®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

 

Scripture quotations marked
KJV
are taken from the King James Version.

 

Cover and Interior Design: Smartt Guys design

 

ISBN: 0-8024-0823-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-8024-0823-5

 

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C
ONTENTS

      
Foreword by Chuck Swindoll

      
Preface to the Second Edition

  
1.
Why People Don’t Study the Bible

  
2.
Why Study the Bible?

  
3.
How This Book Can Help

  
4.
An Overview of the Process

 

S
TEP 1:
O
BSERVATION

  
5.
The Value of Observation

  
6.
Let’s Start with a Verse

  
7.
You Must Learn to Read

 

Ten Strategies to First-Rate Reading

  
8.
Read Thoughtfully

  
9.
Read Repeatedly

10.
Read Patiently

11.
Read Selectively

12.
Read Prayerfully

13.
Read Imaginatively

14.
Read Meditatively

15.
Read Purposefully

16.
Read Acquisitively

17.
Read Telescopically

18.
Work with a Paragraph

 

Six Things to Look For

19.
Things That Are Emphasized

20.
Things That Are Repeated

21.
Things That Are Related

22.
Things That Are Alike, & Unlike

23.
Things That Are True to Life

24.
Getting the Big Picture

25.
Summarize Your Observations

26.
“Facts Are Stupid Things Until . . .”

 

S
TEP 2:
I
NTERPRETATION

27.
The Value of Interpretation

28.
Handle with Care!

29.
What Type of Literature Is This?

 

Five Keys to Interpretation

30.
Content

31.
Context

32.
Comparison

33.
Culture

34.
Consultation

35.
Coming to Terms

36.
Figuring Out the Figurative

37.
Putting It All Together

38.
Don’t Stop Now!

 

S
TEP 3:
A
PPLICATION

39.
The Critical Step of Application

40.
Truth That Transforms

41.
A Transformed People

42.
Four Steps of Application

43.
Customized Christianity

44.
Nine Questions to Ask

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