# Elementi di studio della bibbia

## La nostra intenzione �di occuparci della Bibbia

> Jn.5:39-40

> You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me, that you may have life.

The chief purpose of the book is to bring us to the Person. Martin Luther said we go to the cradle only for the sake of the baby; just so in Bible study, we do it not for its own sake but for fellowship with God.

> John R.W. Stott, Christ the Controversialist, InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.97, 104.

> The Jews to whom Jesus spoke [...] imagined that to possess Scripture was tantamount to possessing life. Hillel used to say, "He who has gotten to himself words of Torah has gotten to himself the life of the world to come." Their study was an end in itself. In this they were grievously deceived. [...]

> Non c'�merito n�profitto nel leggere la Bibbia per se stessi, ma soltanto se ci porta a Ges Cristo. Per qualunque motivo leggiamo la bibbia dobbiamo avere una forta speranza di incontrare il Cristo attraverso di essa.

## Approcci alla parola di Dio

Hearing and reading provide a telescopic view of the scripture while study and memorization provide a microscopic view of scripture. Meditating on the scriptures brings hearing, reading, studying and memorization together and cements the word in our minds.

### L'ascolto

Lk.11:28 blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe it.

### La lettura

Rev.1:3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy [...]

1 Tim.4:13 give attention to the public reading of Scripture [...]

### Study

Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily, to see whether these things were so.

2 Tim.2:15 Be diligent [KJV `Study'] to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth.

### Memorizzazione

Ps.119:11 Thy word I have hid in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee.

### Meditazione

Ps.1:2-3 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.

The Navigators illustrate this by saying that as the thumb can touch all the fingers, we can meditate on the Word as we do any of the first four. Meditation is a key to revelation. A new Christian needs to hear and read the Bible more than they need to study and memorize it. This is so that they become familiar with the overall message of the Bible.

## Tipi di studio della bibbia

### Studio tematico

Prendi un argomento e seguilo nella bibbia usando le referenze incrociate o una concordanza.

### Studio di una personaggio

Lo studio della vita di una personaggio biblico. Per esempio: La vita di Giuseppe in Gn 37-50.

### Esposizione

Lo studio di un certo brano: paragrafo, capitolo o libro.

## Le basi di una interpretazione corretta

### Contenuto

Cosa significa? Cosa significa nella lingua originale? Attento alle definizioni! Non leggere quello che non �detto.

### Contesto

What do the verses around it say? "Context is king" is the rule -- the passage must make sense within the structure of the entire passage and book.

### Referenze

Cosa dicono altri versi su questo argomento nel resto della bibbia? La parola di Dio non �contradittoria in se stessa, per questo la nostra interpretazione deve subire la prova di altre scritture.

## Uno studio di Matteo 6,1-18

Let's study together Mt.6:1-18. Read it to yourself, first looking for the key verse, the verse that sums up the whole passage. Think you have it? Test it by picking different places in the passage and asking yourself if they relate to the thought of the key verse. Once you find it, write it as Roman numeral One of your outline:

1. Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed

What does practicing your righteousness mean? Does the passage give any examples? What area of our lives is being addressed? Our motives! What sub-headings develop this thought?

1. When you give

2. When you fast

3. When you pray

Adesso inserisci i propositi specifici per evitare il modo sbagliato di praticare le tue buone opere:

1. When you give

   1. don't sound a trumpet. (how might someone sound a trumpet today?)

   2. do it secretly.

   3. etc.

## Scheda di lavoro: Come usare una concordanza

### Trovare un particolare versetto

1. Scegli una parola chiave o la parola meno usata del versetto.

2. Cerca questa parola nell'elenco alfabetico.

3. Segui la colonna dei riferimenti finch�trovi il tuo versetto.

Find these verses:

1. Faithful are the wounds of a friend

2. We are ambassadors of Christ.

3. The story of the rich man and Lazarus.

### Fare uno studio tematico

Let's say you wanted to do a study of the word "redemption." First you would look up that word in the concordance and look up references listed for it. Then you could look up related words and references listed for them, e.g. "redeem, redeemed, ransom," even "buy" or "bought."

### Chiarire il senso della parola in greco e ebraico

What if you noticed a contradiction in the KJV between Mt.7:1 Judge not lest you be judged and 1 Cor.2:15 He that is spiritual judgeth all things. Maybe there are two different Greek words here, both being translated "judge" in English? (We're using Strong's from here out.)

1. Look up "judge".

2. Go down the column of entries to Mt.7:1. To the right is a number, 2919. This refers to the Greek word used. Write it down.

3. Now look up "judgeth".

4. Vai sotto a 1 Cor 2:15 . . . . . 350.

5. Turn in the back to the Greek dictionary. (Remember, you're in the NT so the language is Greek, while the OT is Hebrew.) Compare the meaning of 2919 with the meaning of 350 and you have your answer!

### Trovare i significati dei nomi

Con la stessa procedura puoi trovare i significati dei nomi in greco o ebraico.

Cerca questi nomi e scrivine il significato:

- Nabal

- Abigail

- Joshua

- Barnabus