Reading Scripture Like a Detective

You will be assigned a coach to give you personal feedback on your assignments. To opt-out of coaching, reply to the introductory email you will receive from your coach after enrolling.

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There are two ditches to avoid when studying the Bible: you can rely too much on commentaries and the thoughts of others instead of carefully and prayerfully thinking through a passage yourself, or you can follow an individualistic, “Bible-only” methodology and avoid the writings of others. The problem with the first ditch is too much reliance on second-hand information, while the problem with the second is too much reliance on your own abilities.

The Biblearc Treasury course will help students avoid both ditches. It will teach students how to rightly use commentaries and other resources in both their personal Bible study and in preparing a message to teach or preach.

None. (But we highly recommend that you have experience in at least one Bible study method like Arcing, Bracketing, or Phrasing.)

This course is composed of ten lessons. Each lesson contains interactive questions throughout and ends with an assignment. A single lesson will take the average student three to five hours to complete. Students are invited to progress at their own pace, but we encourage you to make a plan for steady progress and to stick to that plan. Your coach will inquire as to your intended pace shortly after you begin and help keep you accountable to stay on schedule.

Path courses all end with an assessment to determine your grasp of the skills learned and material covered. Successfully passing an assessment requires a high degree of understanding and is meant to serve as a motivation to take your study seriously as well as a catalyst to improve the standard of Bible study in the Biblearc community.

Students who successfully complete the course and pass the assessment will earn Biblearc’s Treasury Certificate (see sample). They will also earn exciting rewards.

If you do not pass an assessment, you may retry after one week’s time.

When the course quotes from Scripture, it is quoting from the ESV unless otherwise noted. For more information on the ESV, visit esv.org.

This course is currently available in English only.

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The Biblearc Treasury course will teach students how to rightly use commentaries and other resources in both their personal Bible study and in preparing a message to teach or preach.

Using Rich Resources in Bible Study

Treasury

Lesson 1: Sola Scriptura

Lesson 2: Starting with the Bible

Lesson 3: The Contextual Horizon (1)

Lesson 4: The Contextual Horizon (2)

Lesson 5: Other Valuable Resources

Lesson 6: The Covenantal Horizon

Lesson 7: The Canonical Horizon

Lesson 8: The Confessional Horizon

Lesson 9: The Contemporary Horizon

Lesson 10: Putting It All Together

Assessment

Greek Reading Self-Assessment

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Hebrew Reading Self-Assessment

How to share your work with a Biblearc group

Arcing Path Course in [Language]

Arcing: curso em português

Biblearc Path Course Translation

Cours de cheminement en français sur le Arcing

Cours de cheminement en français sur le Bracketing

“Arcing in Minneapolis”—Our First-Ever Workshop!

ESV Cross-Reference System

Sandbox Demo

New Testament Bracketing

Matthew 8:23–27

Landing Page

Biblearc Partners

The Apostles’ Creed

The Nicene Creed

Greek Paradigm Songs

Markup: The 7 Lenses of Bible Study

Frequently Asked Questions

Learning Resources Video Library

Contact us

Welcome!

Facebook Live

Self-Paced Tracks

Rewards

Study Bibles

Quiz

Three Blessings

Review

Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

Practice Identifying Markers

Course Survey

Recommended Resources

Two Questions

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Assignment

Taking the First Step of Bible Study

The Five Horizons

Genesis 50:15-21: Discussing the Text

What Is the Canonical Horizon?

Using Rich Resources

Don't Skip the First Step of Bible Study

Instructor's Work

Quiz 2

The Morning I Heard the Voice of God

What Is It?

Skiing for Pleasure

Where Can I Find One?

Studying Haggai

What Is the Covenantal Horizon?

The Feedback Loop

Studying The Five Horizons

Why Haggai?

One Invalid Claim

How to Misuse a Commentary

Why Does Discussing the Text Matter?

A Polluted Stream

The Heart Sings Unbidden

Discovering the Context

Quiz 1

Discussing the Text

More Than Commentaries

Indispensable

Who Is Jesus?

Reading to Obey

Spend Time Digging

A Narrow Road

Keep Exploring!

Building a Library on a Budget

A Gift

Online Articles and Videos

Sermons

Tracing the Kingdom

Don't Think This Way

A Healthy Heart and Lungs

Of Oak Trees and Detective Novels

Vehicles for Biblical Content

Why Is the Contemporary Horizon Important?

Pickled Fish Theology

What Is a Good Commentary?

Genesis 38 is a colorful example of the importance of historical context. Let’s discover it together.

Genesis 38: Discover the Setting

Why Does Historical Context Matter?

Lexicons

Hebrews 6:4-6: Resource Demonstration

Two Steps

Introductions and Surveys

Building Your Bibliography

The Ground We Have Covered

Short Answer Questions

What Is the Confessional Horizon?

Why Is It Important?

Authoritative, Sufficient, and Clear

Two Invalid Claims

On Whose Authority?

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