A. Name Five Different Methods of Bible Marking. B. Explain How Each Method Would Be Used. C. List Advantages and Disadvantages of Each

Bible Marking
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The Bible Marking Honor is a component of the Witnessing Master Award .

1. a. Name five different methods of Bible Marking.
b. Explain how each method would be used.
c. List advantages and disadvantages of each.[edit]
Chain Reference
Description:
In this method, you first choose a topic and come up with a very short key for it. For instance,
"Salvation by Grace" might become "SbG" or even "SG". Then you find a blank page either near
the front or near the back of your Bible and write the title, the key, and the first reference, such
as Col 2:14. You then turn to that reference in the Bible, and in the margin near the first reference,
you write the key plus the reference to the next verse. Continue doing this until you annotate the
final verse with the key and the letter "F" (for "final").
Advantages: Disdvantages:
1. You can give a quick Bible study "on the 1. You cannot change the order of study.
spot." 2. If you lose your place, you have to start
2. It's a good way to become familiar with over from the beginning.
the Bible. 3. Sometimes the pre-printed stickers can
3. It's an effective way to become familiar fall out.
with a topic.
4. You can buy preprinted sheets of
stickers for the references on certain
topics.
Comments:
Color Code
Description:
Choose a color for the topic. As you read your Bible, when you come across a passage having to
do with that topic, you mark a line down the margin starting where that topic begins, and ending
where the topic ends. If the passage has a subheading and the entire passage has to do with the
topic, underline the subheading with that color.
1. Good for ongoing study of 1. The number of distinct colors will limit the number of
the Bible. topics you can mark.
2. Colors stand out. 2. You have to have the right color marker with you
3. Gives a good overview of a when you come across a reference.
topic. 3. Too many colors or an overmarked Bible will render
the annotations useless.
4. Not good for a sequential study - such as where a
prophecy is made and where its fulfillment is
recorded.
Comments:
Cross Reference
Description:
1. Where you have found two or more texts speaking about the same subject you can, alongside
one of these texts, in the margin, write the reference to those other texts. Then go to those other
texts and write the reference of the first text. 2. If it is to do with only a word or a phrase from the
text that you wish to support from other texts, then place an "R" alongside that word or phrase.
1. Can be added to. 1. Limited by space in margin for reference.
2. Not limited by subjects. 2. You need to know where to start.
3. Quick support for a difficult text. 3. Hard to follow through a complete study.
Comments:
Many Bible's have this type of reference in them when printed.
Highlighting or Underlining
Description:
1. Emphasize just one word or phrase in the section. Just enough to make the thought that
you want to stand out.
2. This can be done in a number of ways:
1. A neat line under the word - preferably in a color to suit your total marking system.
2. Keep a pencil or fine biro - only one color just for underlining.
3. If you are very neat and careful, a very effective way is to just write over the letters
to thicken them a little BUT test the steadiness of your hand and the suitability of
the pen on something first.
1. Reminds you of important part of the text. 1. Too much, lessens the clarity of the
2. It makes that part stand out. text.
Comments:
Number Reference
Description:
1. When you have information about a word or passage that you cannot fit in the margin,
highlight - underline or mark in an appropriate way to suit your system of marking.
2. Then in the margin, place a number - that number will be the same as a number on a page
in the back of your Bible.
3. To know what that number should be, look at the last lot of information you put on that
page and the number you put with it, the number is the next number. So if your last entry
was 5, then this one would be 6.
4. Put the reference for your text at the end of your information entry for cross reference.
1. Allows comment or explanation on a thought in greater 1. Has a limited use.
detail.
2. Helps to keep information about a word or passage from
being forgotten.
Comments:
Subject Lists
Description:
1. On a page at the back of your Bible, make lists of texts under a subject heading.
2. Leave plenty of room so you can keep adding extra texts you find as you read the Bible or
listen to sermons.
3. Add an extra page if you need to.
4. A mark can be placed alongside the more suitable texts for the topic.
1. Good personal study. 1. It needs a reasonable amount of space in
2. A quick source of references from the back of your Bible.
which to pick for a study.
3. Does not clutter the margin of your
Bible.
Comments:
2. List five guidelines you would consider before starting to mark

your Bible.[edit]
1. Choose a Bible that suits your needs. If you will need wide margins to write in the cross
reference system OR if you need space to write notes for the number system, choose a
Bible with wide margins.
2. Choose a method that suits your needs.It generally better to use only one method of marking
in a Bible. If you wish to try another method, use a different Bible.
3. Choose a marker that will not bleed through the page. If in doubt, make a small test mark
before you begin, and make sure it does not show through on the other side of the page.
4. Do not overmark your Bible. Too many marks make it almost unreadable, so keep it simple.
5. Do not use too many colors, but when using multiple colors, make sure they are distinct.
6. Plan before you start, and have a definite aim in marking the Bible.
7. Don't mark an heirloom Bible. For instance, Gramma Tillie's Bible with her ancestry recorded
within is not an appropriate choice for marking. Get a new Bible if you need to.
8. If there are not enough blank sheets at the end of your Bible, you can carefully add more by
gluing them in. Cut the paper to size, and use a little glue along its edge. Then slide the
glued edge as far back into the spine as you can get it.
3. a. What method would you follow for giving a Bible study and
why?
b. And mark your Bible for two topics/subjects using this method.
[edit]
These methods are good for sharing the Bible with another person:
 Chain Reference
 Subject Lists
4. a. What methods would you use for ongoing devotional study
and why?
b. And mark your Bible for two topics/subjects using one of these
methods, and using a minimum of ten texts each.[edit]
These methods are good for personal study
 Chain Reference
 Color Coding
 Cross Reference
 Subject Lists
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The Bible Marking Honor is a component of the Witnessing Master Award .

Many Bible's have this type of reference in them when printed.

2. List five guidelines you would consider before starting to mark

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