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Creative Bible Study
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
PARAGRAPH STUDY
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
• Explain how to do a paragraph study. • Do a paragraph study. • Create a paragraph chart to summarize your studies. • Outline a paragraph in the Bible.
KEY VERSE:
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. (Psalm 119:130)
INTRODUCTION
You have learned how to survey a book of the Bible and study a chapter within that book. When you studied a chapter you divided it into paragraphs. Now you will learn how to study the paragraphs. An example of paragraph study is provided and you are given the opportunity to do such a study in the "For Further Study" section of this lesson.
PARAGRAPH STUDY
STEP ONE: DO A CHAPTER STUDY:
As you have learned, each chapter of the Bible is composed of paragraphs. Paragraphs are groups of verses about the same subject. When the subject changes, a new paragraph begins. As you study a chapter you will note important paragraphs or paragraphs that seem to relate to one another. These are possibilities for paragraph studies.
STEP TWO: OBSERVE THE DETAILS:
The paragraphs in a chapter can relate to each other in different ways. Here are some special things to observe as you study paragraphs: