Session 3: How to Read the Bible Part 3

In this session, I continue my conversations with Juby and Jessica as we break down the remaining 9 basic features that will help us to read scripture in a more life giving way. We utilize a book called "Grasping God's Word" written by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays to guide our conversation. 

The 9 Basic Features are:

1. Repetition of Words: Look for words and phrases that repeat.
2. Contrasts: Look for ideas, individuals, and/or items that are different from each other.
3. Comparisons: Look for ideas, individuals, and/or items that are similar to each other.
4. Lists: Note where the text mentions more than two items.
5. Cause and Effect: There may be more than one effect from a single cause mentioned in the text.
6. Figures of Speech: Look for expressions that convey an image, using words in a sense other than the literal sense.
7. Conjunctions: Notice terms that join units, like "and," "but," "for." Note what they are connecting.
8. Verbs: Note whether a verb is past, present, or future; active or passive; also look for imperatives.
9. Pronouns: Identify the antecedent for each pronoun.