{"id":2506,"date":"2017-05-18T14:24:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T12:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w3.sonofcarey.com\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2017-05-18T14:26:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T12:26:21","slug":"50-questions-to-ask-the-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonofcarey.com\/?p=2506","title":{"rendered":"50 Questions to Ask the Text"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Who is speaking?<\/li>\n
  2. To whom is this verse written? (e.g. believers, pastors, Jews, etc.)<\/li>\n
  3. Is this verse a question, answer, argument, or proposition?<\/li>\n
  4. Is this verse part of a narrative, a poem, an epistle, a parable, or a prophecy?<\/li>\n
  5. What ideas are being discussed in the verses just before this verse?<\/li>\n
  6. What ideas are being discussed in the verses just after this verse?<\/li>\n
  7. Does this verse start with a conjunction? How is it linked to the previous verses?<\/li>\n
  8. What is happening in this book when this verse was written?<\/li>\n
  9. What was happening in the Bible when this verse was written?<\/li>\n
  10. How does this verse point toward the cross of Christ?<\/li>\n
  11. How many people are mentioned in the verse?<\/li>\n
  12. What are they doing?<\/li>\n
  13. How many clauses are there?<\/li>\n
  14. What are the subject and verb of each clause?<\/li>\n
  15. What is the tense of the verbs?<\/li>\n
  16. Are the verbs active or passive?<\/li>\n
  17. Are there other verses that use the same or a similar verb?<\/li>\n
  18. Are there any negatives? Are they universal or particular negatives?<\/li>\n
  19. Are there any commands?<\/li>\n
  20. Are there any good examples or bad examples?<\/li>\n
  21. Who is doing the action?<\/li>\n
  22. What are the adjectives and adverbs? What is being modified and how?<\/li>\n
  23. Are there any pronouns? What are the antecedents?<\/li>\n
  24. Are there any prepositional phrases? (e.g. of the man; in Christ; by grace)<\/li>\n
  25. Are there any pictures or metaphors in the verse?<\/li>\n
  26. Is this a common verse? Why or why not?<\/li>\n
  27. What doctrines does this verse teach?<\/li>\n
  28. Does this verse have any repeated words?<\/li>\n
  29. What are the main words? Why did the author choose them rather than other words?<\/li>\n
  30. Are there any difficult or disputed theological terms or concepts?<\/li>\n
  31. Does this verse list results, consequences, reasons, attributes, or activities?<\/li>\n
  32. Are there any contrasts or comparisons?<\/li>\n
  33. Is this verse used anywhere else in the Bible?<\/li>\n
  34. Is this verse quoting any other part of the Bible?<\/li>\n
  35. Are there other verses that talk about this same thing or similar ideas?<\/li>\n
  36. What did the original audience think when they heard this verse?<\/li>\n
  37. Why did God put this verse in the Bible?<\/li>\n
  38. What does this verse teach about man?<\/li>\n
  39. What does this verse teach about God?<\/li>\n
  40. What does this verse teach about salvation?<\/li>\n
  41. What does this verse say about Jesus Christ?<\/li>\n
  42. Are there good or bad examples that should remind us of Christ\u2019s life and work?<\/li>\n
  43. How does this verse divide into natural parts?<\/li>\n
  44. How can this verse be summarized in one sentence?<\/li>\n
  45. How can I use this verse to help myself or other people spiritually?<\/li>\n
  46. What does this verse say to unbelievers?<\/li>\n
  47. What does this verse say to believers?<\/li>\n
  48. What does God want me to believe when I read this verse?<\/li>\n
  49. What does God want me to do when I read this verse?<\/li>\n
  50. What does God want me to feel when I read this verse?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Having practiced with these questions for some time, they have proved to be a helpful guide especially for those who do not know the original languages, do not have large libraries, and find time for ministry only after hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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