Galatians - Week 3

Galatians - Week 3

Informal Bible Study

Thursday January 26, 2017

  1. Pray
  2. Questions on any recent blogs?
  3. Apologetics
  4. Galatians discussion
    1. Review this week’s readings of Galatians
    2. Which different translation did you read?
    3. What did you notice when you read the different translation?
  5. Overall message of Galatians: your brief summaries.
    1. We’ll read some
    2. Consider this your first draft. 
  6. Background Study
    1. “People” and “Places”. Let’s discuss our lists.
    2. A primer on Background Studies (based on Ferrin pp 51-60)
    3. Handout:  Key points about Background Studies
    4. Handout:  Ferrin-pp-58-60
  7. Assignment:
    1. read the letter to the Galatians in its entirety 5 times between now and next Thursday.
    2. Do a background study on the author of Galatians.
  8. Close
  9. Group prayer session

 

Background Studies: Key Points

  1.  3 questions to answer:
    1. Who wrote the book? (author)
    2. To whom was the book written? (audience)
    3. What was happening at the time that the book was written (atmosphere)
  2. How to find information
    1. The book itself
    2. Other books in the Bible (Acts, for instance)
    3. External resources
  3. Write the information down!
  4. Tools and resources
    1. Ferrin pp 59-60 (Handout)
    2. Online – try www.biblestudytools.com

 


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