How To Find Any Book in the Bible in Under 10 Seconds
You can memorize the books of the Bible, put tabs in your bible, or make yourself a book mark cheat sheet.There are several ways to find every book of the Bible.Get out your Bible and start practicing.
Step 1: You can read the books of the bible.
If you want to memorize the New Testament, start with the books of the Old Testament.You can use any Bible that you want.The article describes how to memorize the books of the Protestant Bible, but it can be applied to any other Bible.The table of contents is in the front of the book.You can find a list of the books in the Bible on the internet.To get familiar with the pronunciation of the different books, read them a few times aloud.If you have trouble pronouncing the names in the Bible, you can get help from your pastor or someone who knows the bible.You can find the pronunciation for the books of the Bible on the internet.
Step 2: To memorize the books of the New Testament, find a song.
The books of the bible can be set to a song.A song with a strong pattern is what you should choose.You can find videos of people singing the books of the Bible to a song.
Step 3: The books should be broken into groups.
The easiest way to memorize a song is to group the books and match them with the song.The books should be chunked and sung to the jingle bells of Matthew, Mark, John, Acts, and Romans.It's fun to ride in a sleigh.
Step 4: Don't learn your song too quickly.
Sing the song multiple times until it sticks.Singing the books of the Bible is second nature.Write the books on a piece of paper or a whiteboard.When you think you have a group memorised, fold the paper or remove the books.Continue practicing until you memorize all of the books.
Step 5: Don't forget the books of the Bible.
Think about which group contains the book when someone asks you to go to a book.You can do this in a few seconds.While you process the book order in your head, start flipping to the section of the Bible you think is in.For Romans, the group order is Matthew, Mark, John, Acts and Romans.This chunk is at the beginning of the New Testament.The New Testament begins around two-thirds of the way through the Bible.You would look for any of the books grouped together.Continue flipping more slowly until you get to Romans.If you can't find a group of books, think about the next one.If you can't find Philippians, Colossians, First and Second Thessalonians, you should look for first and second Timothy and Philemon.You can find the later chunk when you find Colossians.
Step 6: Purchase tabs for your bible.
You can buy tabs and put them in your bible.The tabs mark the books of the Bible so that you can easily reference them.You can get them through Amazon.You can buy them from your local bookstore.To place the tabs correctly, follow the instructions in the instruction guide.These tabs are precut and permanent.The tabs will help you understand the order of the books.
Step 7: There is a thumb index edition of the Bible.
The tabs in the Bible are included in this version.You can put the tabs in your Bible.You can find this kind of Bible on Amazon.
Step 8: Take the time to read the books of the Bible.
The front of your bible has a table of contents.If you don't know how the two correspond, you can match each book name with the abbreviation on the tab.You have to flip from the table of contents to the books.Take a break, and then work with the other Testament.You can become familiar with the order of the books by writing them out a few times.Work with one testament at a time.
Step 9: You can ask someone to quiz you.
If you want to see how long it takes to flip a book, have someone tell you random books of the Bible.Once you have good books from one Testament, move onto the next Testament.Quizzing yourself on books from the whole Bible is something you can do once you are proficient at both.If you get good at getting to the books quickly, you should be able to quiz yourself with the chapter and verse.See how long it takes to get there.
Step 10: All the books of the Bible can be marked with a book mark.
One side wrote all of the New Testament, the other wrote the Old Testament.It will be quicker to use this than to open your table of contents.You can find them online for three dollars.You can mark the books of the Bible with a small piece of paper.If you use a bookmark, you can use an index instead of going to the table of contents or using Bible tabs.
Step 11: The table of contents is on the page.
The table of contents page is where to turn if all else fails.The front of your bible is where it is located.The table of contents should be marked with a ribbon or a bookmark.
Step 12: The same Bible should be used consistently.
It will be more difficult to find the table of contents if you are changing Bibles frequently.It will be easier to find the books, chapters and verse once you break in your Bible.
Step 13: Find out where the major books of the Bible are.
You can find a few books to use as landmarks.Matthew is about 1/3 of the way into the book.If you know where Matthew is, you'll be able to find him quickly.
Step 14: You can use your phone as a bible.
You can use a Bible app to easily navigate any book of the Bible.You can find and download a free Bible app.You can choose which version of the bible you want to use with the Bible app.You need to tell people that you're using your phone for your Bible.You don't want people to think that you are checking your phone.