Learn the Basic Concepts of the Arcing Bible Study Method
Every Bible study method has a different way to approach the scriptures, each allowing you see the text from a different angle.
Arcing is a Bible study method that will help you to see how every single proposition in a passage fits together to support the main point of the text. Arcing will help you to see the text as a whole, while also considering each of its units. Doing so will aid you in understanding the message of a passage.
A detailed look
John Piper demonstrates from 1 Peter 3:8–9
From Interpreting the Pauline Epistles
For this lesson, you’ll want to head over to BibleArc so you can put what you’re learning into practice. After clicking through the tour, select “Discourse” under the “+Add” section.
Split propositions.
Click on a word to have it begin a new proposition. Click an X on the left to rejoin two propositions.
Draw connections and indicate relationships.
Click where you would like the arc or bracket to begin and end. Indicate a relationship by clicking the “handle.” Click the double arrow to switch the order of a relationship.
Just as with learning a new language, one must learn the “vocabulary” of logical relationships used in Arcing.
Consider the following inspirational and detailed series of examples from John 15:1–17.
Brief Take-Away
Demonstration and Explanation
Brief Take-Away
Demonstration and Explanation
Brief Take-Away
Demonstration and Explanation
Brief Take-Away
Demonstration and Explanation
Are you ready to get your feet wet? Go to biblearc.com and create your first arc. If this is a Bible study method you desire to master, we encourage you to take the online course Arcing—Learning the Logic of the Bible. Watch the video below for an introduction to the course.
