Synopses & Reviews
The adventure of your life awaits! With this classic book, recently update and expanded, Howard and Bill Hendricks invite you on one of the greatest adventures of your life—the journey through Scripture. In the Bible you can interact with a living God who wants a personal relationship with you. And no special skills are needed. If you can read, you can glean important insight from Scripture. Living by the Book will help you engage God’s Word like never before. In simple step-by-step fashion, you’ll learn how to: Observe. Let Scripture speak to you individually. Interpret. Develop the tools to properly understand biblical text. Apply. Learn how to allow Scripture to transform your life. Start your journey today.
Review
A truly revolutionary book! The contents of this book completely changed how I read and studied the Bible. If you are looking for a book that “puts the cookies on the lower shelf” and can equip you in your bible study--you’ve found it!!! This is THE best book on Bible study and is destined to remain a classic.
-Dr. Dennis Rainey, President, FamilyLife
Howard Hendricks taught me how to study the Bible in a way that revolutionized my life and my teaching. Living by the Book is the very material "e;Prof"e; Hendricks taught me and is now available to everyone. To this day, I open the Bible daily using the principles found in this book. I highly recommend it to you.
-Chip Ingram, President, Walk Thru the Bible
Five decades of Howard Hendrick’s students all give the same testimony: his course in Bible Study Methods marked them for life. Because Living By the Book is a distillation of that course, all of us would also offer this counsel: Don’t miss this book if you too want to see your study of God’s Word come alive.
-Duane Litfin, President, Wheaton College
My spiritual inspiration and mentor has been Dr. Howard Hendricks. I am one of thousands who have been impacted by his ministry. Having known Howie and through Howie, Bill, for over 30 years, I know to a small degree the wisdom contained in these men’s minds and hearts. Living By the Book is the way that Howie and Bill have lived their lives and, as such, this is a book that is readable and useable by everyone. It is with great joy and enthusiasm that I endorse and recommend Living By the Book.
-Ron Blue, President, CFPN
Teach a man to study the Bible and you fill his life. Teach a man to train others and you fill others lives. A generation is indebt to 'The Prof' for teaching us how to train fishermen. Thanks for helping us know and love the Savior through His word.
-Dr. Michael Easley, former president, Moody Bible Institute
Synopsis
Do you feel guilty about not enjoying personal Bible study? Ever wonder how some people can percolate with enthusiasm over the same passages that leaves you unmoved? Father and son authors Howard and Bill Hendricks believe practicing effective inductive Bible study methods can make the difference. After taking Howard's course at Dallas Theological Seminary, Chuck Swindoll said, "e;What a difference it would make if all God's people could get hold of the techniques and principles necessary for the cultivation of their own spiritual nourishment."e;
Synopsis
For every person who draws strength and direction from the Bible, there are many more who struggle with it. Some call it a long book with fine print and obscure meaning. Some call it a mystery, a chore to read, or an undecipherable puzzle.
The good news is you can easily solve this problem. With over 300,000 sold, this revised and expanded edition of Living by the Book will remove the barriers that keep Scripture from transforming your life. In a simple, step-by-step fashion, the authors explain how to glean truth from Scripture. It is practical, readable, and applicable. By following its easy-to-apply principles, you'll soon find yourself drawing great nourishment from the Word--and enjoying the process The Living by the Book Workbook is the perfect compliment to provide practical application of lessons.
Synopsis
Father and son authors believe practicing effective, inductive Bible study methods can make the difference in one's Bible study experience. After taking Howard Hendrick's course at Dallas Theological Seminary, Chuck Swindoll said, "What a difference it would make if all God's people could get hold of the techniques and principles necessary for the cultivation of their own spiritual nourishment."
Synopsis
For every person who draws strength and direction from the Bible, there are many more who struggle with it. Some call it a long book with fine print and obscure meaning. Some call it a mystery, a chore to read, or an undecipherable puzzle.
The good news is you can easily solve this problem. With over 300,000 sold, this revised and expanded edition of Living by the Book will remove the barriers that keep Scripture from transforming your life. In a simple, step-by-step fashion, the authors explain how to glean truth from Scripture. It is practical, readable, and applicable. By following its easy-to-apply principles, you'll soon find yourself drawing great nourishment from the Word—and enjoying the process! The Living by the Book Workbook is the perfect compliment to provide practical application of lessons.
About the Author
The late Dr. Howard G. Hendricks remains a legendary figure in the memory of countless Christians worldwide. In sixty years at Dallas Theological Seminary, ¿Prof¿ Hendricks is estimated to have taught more than 30,000 students, and through them now impacts tens of millions throughout the world. He ministered in more than eighty countries through speaking engagements, radio, books, and recordings (including the DVD series, Living By The Book). For a period of time he was also a Bible teacher and chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys football team. Dr. Hendricks and his wife Jeanne were married for sixty-five years, and he was the father of four children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
WILLIAM D. HENDRICKS Bill Hendricks is President of The Giftedness Center, a Dallas-based consulting firm specializing in organizational effectiveness and individual career guidance. He is the author or coauthor of twenty books, including Your Work Matters to God, Living by the Book, and The Power of Uniqueness. He has written for numerous publications and shares his thoughts regularly at www.BillHendricks.net. Bill holds an undergraduate degree in English from Harvard University, a master of science in mass communications from Boston University, and a master of arts in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the proud father of three grown daughters by his late wife, Nancy, and is now re-married to Lynn Turpin Hendricks.
Table of Contents
1. Why People Don't Study the Bible
2. Why Study the Bible?
3. How This Book Can Help
4. An Overview of the Process
STEP 1: OBSERVATION
5. The Value of Observation
6. Let's Start with a Verse
7. You Must Learn to Read Ten Strategies to First-Rate Reading
8. Read Thoughtfully
9. Read Repeatedly
10. Read Patiently
11. Read Selectively
12. Read Prayerfully
13. Read Imaginatively
14. Read Meditatively
15. Read Purposefully
16. Read Acquisitively
17. Read Telescopically
18. Work with a Paragraph
Six Things to Look For
19. Things That Are Emphasized
20. Things That Are Repeated
21. Things That Are Related
22. Things That Are Alike, and Unlike
23. Things That Are True to Life
24. Get the Big Picture
25. Summarize Your Observations
26. "e;Facts Are Stupid Things Until.. . "e;
STEP 2: INTERPRETATION
27. The Value of Interpretation
28. Handle with Care!
29. What Type of Literature Is This?Five Keys to Interpretation
30. Content
31. Context
32. Comparison
33. Culture
34. Consultation
35. Coming to Terms
36. Figuring Out the Figurative
37. Putting It All Together
38. Don't Stop Now!
STEP 3: APPLICATION
39. The Value of Application
40. Truth that Transforms
41. A Transformed People
42. Four Steps of Application
43. Customized Christianity
44. Nine Questions to Ask
45. Now and Then
46. The Principle of the Thing
47. A Process of Life-Change
48. Three Suggestions to Get Started