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Oct 27, 2023 · One of the most useful, systematic methods I’ve used to study and interpret God’s Word is the COMA inductive Bible study approach. Despite its name, I can assure you that the COMA method won’t put you to sleep or make your Bible study boring.
- COMA Bible Study Method Handout
COMA Bible Study Method. - Genre: What kind of writing is...
- COMA Bible Study Method Handout
To get you started reading the Bible one-to-one, what follows is a simple method of Bible study called the COMA method. COMA studies a Bible passage in four steps: Context, Observation, Meaning, and Application.
The COMA Bible Study Method. C - Context. What sort of writing is this? What circumstances surround the writing? What has come before this? What comes after this? Any other Bible passages connected to this one? O - Observation. How does the text divide into sections? What is the main point or points? Any surprises or ironies? Key words?
- Context
- Observation
- Meaning
- Application
- First Things First About Bible Interpretation
- Consciousness of Three Worlds
Genre: What type of writing is this passage or ‘book’ of the Bible? Law, wisdom, psalm, poetry, prophecy, apocalyptic, gospel, acts, epistle/letter? Is it written as prophecy, with literary imagery...Text: What has been written so far in this book? (If you want to understand a text within a whole letter/book, you should read the whole book.)History: Who wrote this book? When? Why was it written?Proceeding verse by verse or sentence by sentence, note any observations or questions about the passage.Facts: Any facts about an event? Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?Emotion: What emotions are expressed in the passage? Rebuke, encouragement, disappointment, hopeful?Key verse: What is the key verse, message or idea?Reviewing your observations or questions on the passage, attempt to find answers to the questions outstanding; consider the observations and discern the meaning of the passage from that.Summary: What is the key idea or story in this passage?Definition:Purpose: Why did the writer write this passage? Why did the writer include this detail? Why did the writer use this contrast, comparison, metaphor, rhetorical device? Was the writer addressing a sp...Perspective: How does this passage change, support, or contradict, the way you see the world, yourself, and God?Emotion: What does this passage make you feel? Why?Attitude: What attitude in you needs to change or improve in the light of this passage?Action: What action can you take in the light of this passage?Many people tend to jump to the meaning and application without beginning with the context and observations. The danger of this is to miss the point of the passage. In Bible interpretation, we must always keep first things first: exegesis. Exegesis –> Theological Principle –> Application In other words: (Exegesis) What the Bible author meant to say...
Whenever we read a text in the Bible, we should be conscious that there are 3 worlds interacting: (1) world of author; (2) world of text; (3) world of reader (us). Take for example the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. The author’s world would be the world of Jesus and the world of Luke. Questions one would ask about the author’s world would ...
COMA Bible Study Method. - Genre: What kind of writing is this? (OT or NT poetry, narrative, prophecy, letter, etc.)? - History: What do you know about the author, audience, and situation that prompted the writing of the book (see introduction to the book or online Bible dictionaries like blueletterbible.org)? - Text: What has happened so far?
Bible Study Tool: COMA. One of the most important questions we as a church can answer is, “How do I read the Bible?” COMA is a simple bible reading activity that helps challenge readers to seek further understanding of a passage and integrate their bible reading to the larger picture of the bible.
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Advantages of the COMA method: • It models how to read the Bible in the context of the Bible’s big picture: God’s unfolding plan of salvation through Jesus • Flexibility: these questions are a helpful guide, and can be shaped to use with different types of literature in the Bible (eg OT wisdom literature and poetry,
