Learn to grasp the meaning of God's Word through our Methods of Bible Study course!

Distance Learning Course

Our distance learning Inductive Bible Study course will give students the confidence and skills required to understand and apply the four basic principles for Bible study. The students will gain a discipleship tool for use in any context.

There are no exams associated with this course, but the course does include numerous hands-on Bible study exercises that you will work through with your individual course proctor.

Course fee: $100/registrant

Textbooks

4th Edition of Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays (Zondervan, 2020) available here.

Accompanying workbook for 4th Edition Grasping God’s Word (Zondervan, 2020) available here.

Accompanying Grasping God’s Word Laminating Sheet (Zondervan, 2007) available here.

You are required to purchase the textbook, workbook and laminating sheet. Couples can share the textbook and laminated sheet but must purchase a workbook for the husband and one for the wife. We recommend that you keep the textbook and laminated sheet in your personal or family library for future reference, as you teach others to study the Bible. If you purchase these through Amazon.com, notice special prices that may be available for both new and used copies. Workbooks must be new and the textbook needs to be unmarked.

Optional Resources:

Zondervan NIV Exhaustive Concordance by Edward W. Goodrick and John R. Kohlenberger (Zondervan, 1999) available here.

Accompanying Grasping God’s Word Video Lectures (Zondervan, 2015) available here.

**This course uses an online concordance. However, especially if you are going to a country where internet is limited, we encourage you to purchase this concordance—one per couple or single—and add it to your personal library. Video lectures can be shared between couples if purchased.

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