Bible Study Questions February 11th, 2017

Saturday at 10:00am EST

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“The material record of the Bible, [Mrs. Eddy] said, is no more important to our well-being than the history of Europe and America; but the spiritual application bears upon our eternal life. The method of Jesus was purely metaphysical; and no other method is Christian Science.”

from Miscellaneous Writings by Mary Baker Eddy, page 170

Topic: No Profit Under The Sun

Moderator: Jeremy from NJ

Bible Readings: Ecclesiastes 1 and 2

Questions:

Who was “The Preacher”?
What did he accomplish?
Why did all that end up “vanity and vexation of spirit”?
What did he mean that there was “no profit under the sun”?

Download the Word version of these questions here.

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February Bible Study sessions:

Date	Moderator
02/11/2016	Jeremy from NJ
02/18/2016	Mike from NY
02/25/2016	Amanda from MO

Bible Study Instructions

Bible studies are led by volunteers. If there are no volunteers we do not have a Bible study
They are held on Saturdays from 10AM to 11AM
We have Bible studies each week, though we have taken breaks for July and August.
The leader of the Bible study will select a topic. Typically the topic is based on the lesson sermon. However, they can be any topic from the Bible. The Bible study is not Bible notes for the lesson sermon. The purpose is to get to know the Bible better.
The leader of the Bible study is not a teacher. They develop the questions and lead the discussion. It is up to the attendees to provide answers to the questions.
Generally, there are about five to seven questions. The reason we don’t have a lot of questions, is that it helps in a couple ways. First, if there are fewer questions, people can spend more time preparing an answer to a question and therefore learn more. Second, fewer questions provides more time for more people to participate in the discussion.
The leader will send the questions to Tom and Lynda for review. We are both available to help with the questions. The Bible study is a collaborative effort. No one needs to feel they are on their own. We support each other and work together so that it enriches all of us in our understanding of the Bible.
There is no perfect set of questions. If people don’t participate, a great set of questions could result in a lousy Bible study.
Lynda posts the Bible questions each week. The Bible studies are also recorded and available for people to listen to later.
The Bible study leads off with a quote from MBE and generally one that shows how she encouraged people to read the Bible.
Volunteers are essential to the Bible study. I encourage everyone to lead a Bible study.

To sign up for Bible Studies:

Moderating the Saturday morning Bible Study is open to all.

If you would like to be put on the schedule for a certain date, contact jeremy@plainfieldcs.com. If you are scheduled for an upcoming Bible Study, please submit your questions to both Tom from NY (thomas.a.richards777@gmail.com) and Lynda from PA (lybfree@yahoo.com) as soon as you have them. Thank you!

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Concordances

The following were recommended by the Metaphysical College:

American Version of the Bible
Twentieth Century New Testament
Weymouth Translation
Goodspeed New Testament
Moulton’s Bible
Moffatt’s Translation
Isaiah and the Minor Prophets, by George Adams Smith
Moffatt Introduction to the New Testament Literature
Historical Geography of the Holy Land, by George Adams Smith
The Greatest English Classic, by McAffee
How to Know the Bible, by Hodges
The Story of Religion, by Smith
How We Got the Bible, by Smith
St. Paul’s Life and Letters, by Smith
Harmony of the Gospels, by Stevens and Butrons

Bible Concordances

Nelson’s
Young’s
Strong’s

Bible Dictionaries

Oxford English (best);
Hastings (excellent)
New Standard (very good);
Practical Standard (good)
Chamber’s Twentieth Century (good)