Course recommendations

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Hi there,

So I’m currently enrolled in the Paraphrase course and upon completion, I intend to start another course, and that leads me to my question.

Which course would you suggest and why?

• Phrasing

• Bracketing

• Arcing

I intend to do verse by verse studies on whole chapters and working my way systematically through books which method would you suggest for that and what method works well with all biblical genres.

Good question!

I would suggest either the Phrasing or Bracketing courses. Phrasing will emphasize the grammar, while Bracketing/arcing will emphasize the logical flow, so take your pick.
I lean (and it is only slightly) toward Bracketing over Arcing only because it has an emphasis on discerning the main point which is a great follow-up to Paraphrase.

That being said, I’d love to hear what others have to say.

I did arcing, bracketing, and then phrasing. What I learned in arcing and bracketing help me with phrasing.

Arcing and bracketing are more user-friendly then phrasing. Perhaps that might influence which course you want to take first.

*with user-friendly I mean the way of how the relationships are selected.

Arcing/bracketing helped with determining what the main argument is. There is some overlay of the study methods. So the main-point in bracketing is often also the main argument in phrasing. Arcing/bracketing helped in how to arrange some of the phrases like a -/+ relationship. - If that does not make sense - don’t worry you’ll pick it all up eventually.

I usually do arcing and phrasing on all the passages I study. Depending on time though, I’m way more fluent in arcing and use it when there is limited time.

And yes, some methods are better for certain passages. Basically, a passage from Paul is usually focusing on arguments - hence phrasing. A narrative in the gospels is often a sequence of events - so arcing is a good choice. Having said that, I find that phrasing does the best job in visualizing any text.

bumping this post so its not lost in the pile anyone have any suggestions or input?

@Michael-Lane so do phrasing then bracketing or vice versa?

@Christian-Giesbrecht could please expend on how arcing and bracketing helped you in phrasing?

Also which method do you find yourself using the most also do you use 1 method over another depending on the genre of scripture?