I mentioned at Bible study last week two helpful methods for analyzing the connections between sentences, especially in passages that are teaching (rather than story). Though these principles work for that too.
Here is a link to John Piper describing "arching." You can see him doing something similar (more like what we are doing on Thursday nights though) in his "look at the book" series of videos. In these, he breaks down a passage while you watch (ie. does something similar to COMA).
"Tracing" is similar to arching, and is what I learned in seminary. Here is a link to information about that (this article is more technical and might take a lot of mental energy, but the payoff is well worth the investment). This is a very helpful thing to learn, especially if you plan to teach others in a more formal setting.
If you don't have time to pursue these avenues now, why not set a reminder to revisit them in the summer? And, why not check out the "look at the book" videos now? They are easy to watch and you will learn a lot about how to better study the Bible (hopefully Thursday nights are helping with this too).
A blog designed to encourage Grace Church of Tallahassee College/Career members to think biblically in all areas of life and to grow in the knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness (Titus 1:1). The title is based on Titus 2:12 where Paul says that the grace of God saves us and trains us to live godly lives in the present age.
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