How to Study Your Bible
January February March, 1996

• Introduction

1. January 6 - The Centrality of the Bible
2. January 13 - The Purpose of Bible Study
3. January 20 - Learning to Interpret the Bible Text
4. January 27 - Discovery Through Study, Prayer, and Meditation
5. February 3 - Understanding Types of Bible Literature
6. February 10 - How to Study a Bible Theme
7. February 17 - How to Study Inductively
8. February 24 - The Text Speaks About Worship (Part 1)
9. March 2 - The Text Speaks About Worship (Part 2)
10. March 9 - Biographical Bible Study: Peter
11. March 16 - How to Do a Bible Word Study
12. March 23 - Study of Bible Teachings
13. March 30 - Study of Bible Prophecy

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The Adult Sabbath School Lessons are prepared by the Department of Church Ministries of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. This quarter's Bible study focuses on Bible Study. The lesson organization provided here (with explanations) is quoted directly from the Adult Sabbath School Lessons (Copyright 1996 by Department of Church Ministries, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists), and is used here by permission. Additional comments are taken from the Teacher's Edition, Adult Sabbath School Lessons (Copyright 1996 by Department of Church Ministries, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists), which is used here by permission.

The Committee that authored this quarter's lessons includes:

• Elder Richard Harbour, pastor, Southern California
• Pastor Brian Jones, West Virginia
• Elder Jim Park, pastor, Southern California
• Elder John Sharp, director, Sabbath School Department, Northern California Conference
• Dr. Edwin Zackrison, associate professor of theology and ministry, School of Religion, La Sierra University
• V. Bailey Gillespie, principal contributor

  V. Bailey Gillespie is professor of theology and Christian personality and director of the John Hancock Center for Youth Ministry at La Sierra University, School of Religion, Riverside, California. He has been with the La Sierra University faculty since 1975. In addition to his teaching assignment, he is the managing editior of the La Sierra University Press.

  Born in California, Gillespie graduated from Loma Linda University, Riverside, California, in 1964 with a bachelor of arts degree in theology and biblical languages. He earned his master of arts degree at Andrews University in New Testament and philosophical theology in 1965 and his bachelor of divinity degree at Andrews University Theological Seminary in 1966. He received his doctorate with a focus on religious learning and Christian personality from Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California, in 1973.

  Before coming to La Sierra University, Gillespie served with Loma Linda University School of Dentistry as associate dean for student life and admissions and taught with the School of Religion faculty. He has also taught junior-high-school religion, high-school religion and music, and pastored in the Southern California Conference. He was ordained as a ministerin Lynwood, California, in 1973.

  Gillespie has written and editted a number of books. He edited the Project Affirmation and Valuegenesis Research series of publications. And he wrote scores of lessons for the youth quarterly Cornerstone Connections between 1982 and 1989.

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