Jensens survey of the old testament adam 348
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context, both near and far.
Related to the above purposes are some
other important things that survey study
aims to accomplish.
1 . Observing the total structure of the book.
A book of the Bible is not just a mass of
words. The words are meaningful because
their writer, inspired by the Spirit, organized
them around themes in such a way as to
express the intended truths and impress the
inquiring reader. For example, what
impresses you about the overall structure of
Hebrews, shown in the accompanying
diagram?
The apostle Paul was aware of structure in
the text of his Scriptures, as evidenced by
such comments as Ephesians 6:2. Read this
verse. What was Paul observing about the
structure of the Ten Commandments (Exod.
20:1-17) when he said, “which is the rst
commandment with a promise”? Was he
suggesting a meaning in the structure? If so,
what?
2 . Observing the content of the book. In
survey study we are interested in what the
Bible says (content) as well as how the Bible
says it (structure). Of course, in surveying
the content we do not tarry over details, as
we would do later in analyzing the text.
Here we keep our eyes open to highlights
such as key events, prominent persons,
emphasized truths. Those are the best clues
for us in determining the book’s main
theme.
THE BOOK OF HEBREWS
3. Getting the feel of the book’s atmosphere.
Your personal involvement in the Bible text
will greatly help to make your study
e ective. Survey study helps you catch the
tone of the book you are studying, as though
“you were there.”
4 . Relating each book to the others and to
the New Testament as a whole. This is best
and most easily done after a survey of the
books has been made.
5 . Deriving spiritual lessons from the book’s
overall thrust. In survey study we see
especially what the important issues of life
are, because we constantly are observing
emphasized truths. We should never lose
sight of this practical goal as we proceed
with our survey studies.
C. PROCEDURES OF SURVEY STUDY
After you have studied the background of
the writing of a particular book of the New
Testament (e.g., date and authorship), you
are ready to survey the Bible text itself.
There are various possible procedures to
follow in survey study. Basically, however,
three main stages are involved: (1) making
the initial acquaintance of the book; (2)
working with the individual segments; and
(3) seeing how the book holds together. The
progression within each stage, and from
stage to stage, is from obscurity to sight.
Stated in other ways, the progression is from
rst impressions, to repeated impressions, to
enduring impressions; or, from the random
and indefinite, to the organized and defined.
Your attitude in the initial stages of
survey should be one of expectancy and
patience. With expectancy, your vision will
be keen, and you will discover golden
nuggets of truth that otherwise would be
