studying a Scripture passage is more than just reading it, but conversing with it, asking questions such as who wrote this? who did they write it to? who is in the passage? who is not in the passage? where is the setting of the passage? Is there geographical movement? small movement or a lot of movement? who is moving? who is staying? could there be irony in this passage? what irony could there be? why would there be irony? could there be more than one meaning? what is the main message of this passage? Are there ideas or words that are repeated? How is the passage constructed? How does it fit together? Are there comparisons and contrasts? Please do not google the answers. The questions are not a quiz, but a way to get to know the passage more. Please do not find the answers in your study Bible - try to find the answers for yourself, and only after spending time searching for yourself should you look to others answers.
Also, asking questions often does not lead to answers, but to more questions, to the vast unsearchableness of God.
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