Bible Bee "Off-Season" - Everywhere, The World

Here's a more detailed explanation of how our study will work come January. To make this easier, I'll break it down into three steps. Once again, if you want to help, please email me at joshuabb@believershome.com.

STEP 1: Study the given passage.

STEP 2: Send in what you learned! Here's what I'm looking for...

Outlines:

Please share your outlines, and anything unique about the outline!

Cross-references:

Since we will be doing an overview of John 13-21 the first week, please share general cross-references that apply to John 13-21 as a whole (we will get into more detail later). Please share your thoughts on your cross-references.

Key Concepts:

I would like to identify the main themes of John 13-21. Please share your thoughts.

Christ and the Gospel:

What are the various attributes of Christ and of the gospel revealed in John 13-21? We just need a general list for the first week. We can get into more detail later.  

Application:

How will we be able to apply John 13-21? We only need a general list for the first week. We will get into more detail later.

Miscellaneous:

Any other thoughts you may have on John 13-21!

Test Questions

Memory Verses

Greek Words:

I don't think Greek words will be necessary for the first week. That is, of course, open to discussion.

You can choose what you want to submit. You don't have to send in something from every topic!

STEP 3: I will gather all the information you send me and organize it. If anyone has extra time and would like to help with editing one of the above topics for a certain week, please let me know. Don't feel obligated to help with editing. Not everyone has to do it. The editors will have the following responsibilities:

1. Filling in the blanks in their topic. For example, if no one submitted an outline, then whoever is in charge of editing the "Outlines" section will be responsible for supplying an outline.

2. Presenting their topic. I will send all the information from a given topic to the editor. The editor will be responsible for organizing the information and presenting it in a form that will work in the study book (an article for example).

Please share any suggestions or questions you have.

Just to make sure we're all on the same page, here's what we have so far: We are going to write a study book for John 13-21. We are also planning to pick memory verses that relate to John 13-21. Finally, we are planning to write a test for John 13-21, although that may be dropped because Denver Bontrager is also going to write a test and two tests may be too hard for those of us who are participating in his study group to complete. We are planning to start in January to give us time to catch up on school-work which was neglected during the Bible Bee. If it turns out that you don't have enough time to contribute when January comes, don't worry. I'm hoping to keep this informal, so you can always join in later if you want to.

The Study Book

I personally liked how the Sword Study started out with an overview and then got into more detail. I think its much easier to appreciate the details after seeing the big picture. I think we should start out with an overview of John 13-21, and then go chapter by chapter starting with an overview and then getting into details. The Sword Study's "Aerial View," "Street View," and "Under the Rug" terminology is probably copyrighted, so if anyone can think of some other clever labels for each section, please let me know. Otherwise, I will end up thinking of something very boring to call them.

Overview - Look at the passage as a whole.

Chapter - Look at each chapter as a whole.

Details - Look at specific key words/concepts.

Within each section, we could have sub-sections. For example...

Key Concepts - What are the main concepts taught in this section?

Outlines and Structure

Purpose -

     Christ - What does this section reveal about Christ/God?

     Gospel - How does this section relate to the gospel?

     Application - How can this passages be applied to a Christian's life?

Biblical Context - What other parts of the Bible relate to this section? (cross-references)

Historical Context (if applicable)

Greek/Hebrew Words

I'd like to appeal to as broad an audience as possible. Perhaps we could start each section simply and get deeper toward the end. We could borrow the Study Guide's method of dividing into "Wading In" and "Diving In" sections.

Also, if anyone is artistically talented, it would be nice if we could add pictures for visual learners.

The Memory Verses

As for the memory verses, the biggest thing we have to decide is how many we should have. I think we should have 100 memory verse, 100 bonus memory verses, and 100 super-bonus memory verses for a total of 300. Nevertheless, I am very open to suggestions about this. The memory verses will mostly be cross references.

The Test

The test can be composed throughout the whole study time. In terms of content, I could definitely use some input, but here's what I am thinking...

Greek/Hebrew - 5%

Biblical Context - 20%

Memory Verses - 25%

Study Passage Content - 25%

Comprehension - 25%

Please share any ideas you have, even if you think something should be completely different than what I said above.

If any of you have not yet emailed me at joshuabb@believershome.com, please do, so that I can add you to my mailing list.