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Whether you’ve been a Christian for days or decades, you’re never done learning. You’re never done needing Bible study tips.

The Bible is a majorly complicated historical, cultural, and spiritual resource. Then, it covers not only history, but poetry and narrative as well. Lastly, even if you really think you’ve got a good grip on all things Bible—hang on tight. The Bible is alive and God, who we can never fully understand, is always leading you to learn new things.

All that to say… there may be tips you’ve heard of before. There may be tips you have never considered. We hope you’ll find a something today that teaches you new truths about Jesus and his love.

Bible Study Tips

Tips for Bible Reading in 2021

A new year can encourage you to try new things or start old things up again. Here are some Bible reading tips we put together for the start of 2021. 1) PRAY PRAY PRAY It can be easy to pick up the Bible, skim it, and never actually participate in…

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3 Resources for a Starter Library

We hear this question a lot: “What are some great resources to get me started with the Olive Tree Bible App?” We’ve decided to share our recommendation because there might be others asking the same question. So, here are 3 resources for a starter library! 1) STUDY BIBLE WHAT MAKES…

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What’s a Topical Bible?

Topical Bible

When you don’t know a word, your first inclination might be to look up a dictionary definition. While it may certainly be helpful, the better way to understand a concept is to see it in action. When you experience the word being used, you learn how to use it for…

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10 Literary Features of the Bible

The Bible is not a totally unique book. In general, its literary forms function in the same way they do beyond the Bible. A story is a story, whether in the Bible or beyond it. A metaphor is a metaphor. In fact, other non-biblical sources aid our understanding of the…

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Learn to Read Books of the Bible as Books

APPROACHING THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE There’s no doubt you’ve realized that the Bible is a book, but have you ever thought about it as literature? If you took a literature class is high school or college, you may remember that there’s a lot more to studying books than simply reading…

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Learn to Preach Christ Centered Sermons

Christ Centered Sermons

There are SO many Biblical resources out there—but how do you know which ones will be helpful to you? Especially if you’re a pastor, you don’t have a lot of time or money to waste! The Christ-Centered Exposition Series makes its purpose clear just from the title. This commentary series…

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The Parallel Tab

The Study Center in the Olive Tree Bible App contains four tabs, each with a unique purpose for Bible study. In this post, we’re covering the second tab: parallel. It can be used specifically for parallel Bible study. Or, you can also use this tab to open other resources. We’ll…

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Parallelism
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Poetry in the Bible: Parallelism

This content on parallelism and poetry in the Bible is from the Believer’s Bible Commentary. WHAT IS PARALLELISM? Bible poetry’s greatest technique is not to rhyme sounds, as in much English poetry, but to “rhyme” ideas—that is, to put two or more lines together that somehow match each other. We…

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Studying With Sermons

Sermons Olive Tree

We toss around that word “enhanced” a lot, and thought we should clarify. Have you heard us talk about our enhanced sermons? We have those! And we have them because we believe there is a lot to be learned by studying with sermons. WHAT ARE ENHANCED SERMONS? Inside sermons, there…

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