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Bible Study 201: Learn to teach the Bible

August 26, 2017 By Krisan Marotta

Bible Study 201: Learn to teach the Bible | WednesdayintheWord.com

So you’d like to teach the Bible? How do you get started? How do you decide if Bible teaching is your calling? Here’s my advice for aspiring teachers.

First and foremost you need to learn to study the Bible well.  Start with Bible Study 101.  Then progress to the topics below.

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Learn to teach the Bible

“Has God said?” The role of personal revelation in Bible teaching

March 8, 2017

You’ve probably heard a teacher, pastor or preacher say something to the effect “and then God told me.” What’s up with that? What role does personal experience and/or personal revelation play in Bible study? For me, the bottom line is: Scripture takes precedence over emotions and experience; and teachers ought to strive for accuracy and precision in their language. Here are the guidelines I use when teaching.

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Marks of False Teachers

November 2, 2016

A vital part of your Bible study arsenal is learning to recognize false teachers. Here are three interesting lists — both modern and classic — on how to discern a true teacher from a false teacher. Notice the similarities.

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How to format teaching notes

June 15, 2016

Ultimately, how you handle your speaking notes will depend on personal preference. As you experiment, here are some ideas that may help you find your style and prepare like a pro.

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4 people you need to improve your teaching

May 13, 2015

One speaker claimed everyone needs 3 people to become a better writer. His list applies to Bible teachers — with one addition.

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Becoming a Bible teacher

January 27, 2015

So you’d like to teach the Bible? How do you get started? How do you decide if Bible teaching is your calling? Here’s my advice for aspiring teachers.

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When to tell a story

May 30, 2014

Teaching through stories is increasingly popular. But there is a downside. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls.

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Plagiarism and Bible Teaching

April 25, 2014

You’ve probably heard the joke that the greatest insult you can give a Bible teacher is that your work is both original and good. Why is that funny? The part that’s original is not good, and the part that’s good is not original. The goal of Bible study is to be right, not original.

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08 James 3:1-12 Warnings to Teachers

February 29, 2012

Since Bible teachers presume to explain the word of God to others, James warns them to seriously consider the responsibility before seeking the job.

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Why I love the Bible and hate sermons

February 2, 2012

I can spend 20 hour a week in Bible study without complaint but I’d rather shovel rocks than sit through most 20 minute sermons. Transformation without information has all the nourishment of whipped cream.

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Greek

Greek for Bible Teachers

Biblical Greek: Cases

December 4, 2020

The different functions words can perform in a sentence are called cases. In Greek, case — not word order — indicates the word’s function in a sentence, making it important to understand cases.

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Biblical Greek: Prepositions

December 3, 2020

Here’s my running summary of Greek prepositions and their main meanings depending on case.

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Grammar for Greek students

November 19, 2020

One way to understand Biblical Greek is comparing and contrasting it with English grammar. Lack of knowledge of English grammar can be an unexpected obstacle to learning biblical Greek. Here are some basics you may want to review before embarking on learning biblical Greek.

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Should I learn Greek & Hebrew?

August 16, 2020

After a few years of Bible study, students often begin asking, “Should I learn biblical Greek and Hebrew?” While the tools for English readers continue to improve and less people are learning the original languages, knowing the original languages can be helpful. You can learn enough to widen the tools available to you and/or learn to read Scripture in the original language.

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Greek Verbs Primer

November 29, 2018

Bible Study software has made biblical Greek more accessible for those who never learned the language. Now with 1 click you can access the Greek word and its conjugation but what are you looking at? Here’s a helpful primer on Greek verbs.

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Reading List

Reading List

1 Corinthians 1-4

Every Bible teacher should understand the first 4 chapters of Paul’s first letter to Corinth, and should take the content to hear.

  • Teaching to Change Lives: Seven Proven Ways to Make Your Teaching Come Alive by Dr. Howard Hendricks
  • Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, by Bryan Chapell
  • Preaching Christ in All Scripture, by Edmund P Clowney
  • Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching, multiple authors
  • It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It, by Joan Detz (secular)
  • How to Talk so People Will Listen, by Stephen D Brown
  • The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narratives, by Dale Ralph Davis
  • How to Give a Pretty Good Presentation: A speaking Survival Guide for the Rest of Us by TJ Walker
  • Foundations: An Overview of Systematic Theology (DVD series) by RC Sproul
  • Communicating for Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication by Andy Stanley
  • Creative Bible Teaching by Lawrence O. Richards & Gary J. Bredfeldt
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Where to next?

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Related posts:

  1. Bible Study 101: Learn to Study the Bible
  2. Should I learn Greek & Hebrew?
  3. “Has God said?” The role of personal revelation in Bible teaching
  4. Becoming a Bible teacher
  5. The Goal of Bible Study

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