Opening

Scripture study journal

Can be

Always have it when you're reading scriptures for class, reading additional resources, in class

Two times a week (at least)

Instructions

Choose an additional resource on the content being studied and read it along side the assigned reading.

How much do you need to read? Enough to learn something new from the content.

Write the things you learned in your study journal and cite the additional resource that you used.

Additional resources

Found on Learning Suite under 'Content'

Contains links, but a lot of content can also be found in the library.

Also [rsc.byu.edu][] contains a lot of good resources for studying the Bible.

Exegesis

First focus on how it applied there and then. Afterwards, look at how it applies to here and now.

Often broken into:

  1. Historical
  2. Literary
  3. Theological

Important to focus on the pericope (per-ih-coh-pee), or a self-contained unit that is a part of a bigger story. Often indicated by a ΒΆ.

Sandal example

What can we learn from this sandal?

  1. Dirty feet
  2. Warm climate
  3. Economy included leatherworkers
  4. Sandals are simple