Unlocking the Scriptures Project: Observation Template
- Chapter Four Questions
- Read the book of 1 Corinthians in one sitting. Highlight the correct answer:
Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 in both a formal/word-for-word translation (KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV, or CSB) and a functional translation/thought-for-thought (NIV, NLT, or NCV). You will find a copy of these translations in your provided digital library or at BibleGateway.com.
- After reading 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 these three times, note your initial observations of this passage in the chart below.
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- With your Bible open, reread 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 and note fifteen additional observations from this passage.
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- Using your Bible and the two charts of observations you have constructed above, record the major facts of the passage. For this exercise you should not consult any outside resource. You are simply writing down what you have observed in reading the Scriptures.
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Chapter Five Questions
- Using the examples provided in the textbook and in the additional information folder as well as the provided student example construct a structural outline of 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. The principles of structure should influence how you build this structural outline.
Who? (The characters)
What? (Key truths or Events)
Where? (Geography and Location)
When?
(Time factors List and explain the principles of structure (comparison, contrast, repetition, illustration, question posed, question answered, etc.) that you have observed in 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. These principles of structure should be reflected in the structural outline from the previous question.
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