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    The Easy Study Bible: Mark
    The Easy Study Bible: Mark
    The Easy Study Bible: Mark
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    The Easy Study Bible: Mark

    By Trennis Killian

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    Now there is a Bible translation that is easy to read, understand, and study.

    This translation is unique in that it is arranged in a diagram form, which allows for easy identification of each of the points being made in any passage.

    Good for Bible Study, sermon preparation, or just easy reading for understanding the Bible.

    The entire New Testament has now been released.

    Look for the rest of the New Testament books or the whole New Testament in one volume.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrennis E. Killian
    Release dateApr 19, 2011
    ISBN9781458176158
    The Easy Study Bible: Mark
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    Trennis Killian

    Trennis E. Killian has been an Army Medic, high school English teacher, pastor, hospital chaplain, crisis counselor, police chaplain, and pastoral counselor. All of these occupations have helped him to understand how men and women build and keep relationships. He also knows how they repair or destroy those relationships. He has also observed how people interact in all kinds of situations. They also give him firsthand knowledge of how people live and act within each of those types of situations. He writes in all of the following areas: Bible study, Self-Help, Crisis Preparation, and Christian oriented novels. To be able to write so many different kinds of books, he has spent years of intensive study of Greek, an earned doctorate in counseling, and worked in many different occupations. He writes all of his novels under the name T. E. Killian. Because of his varied education and experience, his characters take on the characteristics and personalities of people who work in all of the occupations he knows so well. Having been in many crisis situations over the past thirty plus years, he can write about them realistically. He and his wife, Ann, live in Black Canyon City, Arizona, where he writes fulltime.

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      The Easy Study Bible - Trennis Killian

      Introduction

      Outline of Mark

      The Easy Study Bible diagram of Mark

      The Easy Study Bible paragraph form of Mark

      Epilogue

      About the Author

      * * * * * *

      Introduction

      The Easy Study Bible translation, is the result of my twenty-six years in the Gospel Ministry, and from being a high school English teacher before that.

      Many times over my early years as a pastor, I would grow frustrated in my efforts to teach the Bible for understanding to church members who didn't understand the basics of Hebrew and Greek. True, some passages jump out at anyone reading them, no matter which translation they use. My goal has always been that all who read the Bible would not only understand it the way God intended for them to, but also to be able to apply each truth to their lives. That, I think, takes greater understanding.

      When I began teaching a Pastor's Sunday School Class in the early 1990s, I searched for a way to help my class understand better. I felt this was important since the class started out as a New Members Class. Too many new Christians become frustrated at their first attempts to study the Bible.

      Well, the answer came to me from my English teacher background. Do you remember when you had to diagram sentences in your English classes? Please don't run away screaming yet! I know. They were usually painful experiences. I felt the same way when I was a student.

      If you can get past the painful memories, please think about the finished product. Once you diagramed a long complicated sentence, it became much more clear to you. You could understand what was modifying what, and what the action was and what or who was causing it. In other words, it made the sentence much more understandable.

      That is what I began to do with the Bible passages we studied in that class. I took the principles of the sentence diagram and adjusted it to fit verses of the Bible. Immediately, the whole class began to gain a better understanding of each passage we studied.

      Over the years since then, I have used this method constantly, not only in small group studies, but also in church Bible studies with great success.

      One benefit that I didn't expect is that this method helps tremendously in sermon preparation. When I begin to prepare a sermon, I take the focal passage and diagram it. This allows me to see how the verses naturally (the way I think God intended) fall into separate thoughts. Many times, this process will give me all the points of the outline without trying to make the passage say what it does not say.

      Now, let's look at this project. Do we need another translation of the Bible? In a word, No!

      I have long admired the Wycliffe Bible Translators whose goal is to translate the Bible into every language of the world so all will have the opportunity to read God's message to them. I've also admired the Gideons International whose goal is to place a Bible in every hand in the world.

      My goal is a combination of the goals of the Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Gideons International. I want to take God's word and make it easier for everyone to read and understand.

      Now, here is why we need a new translation of the Bible. Simply put, the major Bible publishers do not seem to be interested in a Bible version which is diagramed. Therefore, to avoid infringing on any existing copyrights, I had to start with my own translation.

      You will find The Easy Study Bible translation to be as close to literal as possible while still preserving proper English grammatical structure. This is important to me. I find that many of the modern translations, especially ones that are more literal, are clumsy at best and grammatically inaccurate at worst.

      James Free!

      In order to give everyone an opportunity to sample the Easy Study Bible before purchasing it, the book of James will be available in E-Book version free. It will be available on my webpage, and other online distributors.

      The book of James will soon be included in a new release, which will also contain 1 Peter and 2 Peter.

      I want to hear from you as you use the Easy Study Bible translation. If you have suggestions, corrections, or any comments, please email me at trennis@trenniskillian.com.

      How to Use the Easy Study Bible

      You may read the Easy Study Bible it the same way you would any other Bible. Each of the releases will have a paragraph version in the back of the book.

      The Easy Study Bible is most effective when used as a study tool. This is where the structure of the diagram allows for better understanding of each passage that you study.

      I will use James 4:7-8 to illustrate how to do several of the actions that were mentioned in the introduction.

      ⁷ Therefore,

      submit to God.

      Resist the devil,

      and he will flee from you.

      ⁸ Draw near to God

      and He will draw near to you.

      Cleanse your hands,

      sinners,

      and purify your hearts

      you double-minded.

      First, if I were writing a sermon on this passage, I can immediately see the perfect three-point sermon in it.

      I. Submit to God

      II. Resist the Devil

      III. Draw Near to God

      Notice how easy that was. Next I would flesh out point II. a little.

      II. Resist the Devil

      He will flee from you

      Next, point III.

      III. Draw Near to God

      He will draw near to you

      How do we do this?

      Cleanse our hands

      Purify our hearts

      You can easily see how to continue from there.

      Second, for those who want to get to the full meaning of the passage, they can easily answer the following questions from the diagram:

      1. What is the subject of this passage?

      Submission to God

      2. How do we do this?

      Resist the Devil

      Draw near to God

      3. What will be the result of this action?

      The devil will flee from you.

      God will draw near to you.

      Do you get the idea? It's easy and fun to study the Bible, especially when you understand it better each time you do.

      Try it out, and if you discover new and different ways to use the Easy Study Bible, please let me know so I can share them with others.

      My webpage will have a whole section devoted to the Easy Study Bible, and one page will be dedicated to reader feedback. There will also be a page of Hints & Tips.

      www.trenniskillian.com

      * * * * * *

      Outline of Mark

      Chapter One

      The Herald of Christ (1-8)

      The Baptism of Jesus (9-11)

      The Temptation of Jesus (12-13)

      Ministry in Galilee (14-15)

      The First Disciples (16-20)

      Casting out Demons (21-28)

      Healings at Capernaum (29-39)

      Cleansing a Leper (40-45)

      Chapter Two

      Christ Forgives and Heals (1-12)

      The Call of Matthew (13-17)

      Fasting (18-22)

      Working on the Sabbath (23-28)

      Chapter Three

      Healing on the Sabbath (1-6)

      Ministering to the Multitude (7-12)

      Calling the Twelve (13-19)

      A House Divided (20-30)

      Relationships (31-35)

      Chapter Four

      Parable of the Sower (1-20)

      Parable of the Lamp (21-25)

      Parable of the Growing Seed (26-29)

      Parable of the Mustard Seed (30-34)

      The Sea Is Calmed (35-41)

      Chapter Five

      Demons Cast into Pigs (1-20)

      Jairus' Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed (21-43)

      Chapter Six

      Rejection at Nazareth (1-6)

      Sending of the Twelve (7-13)

      John the Baptist Beheaded (14-29)

      The Return of the Twelve (30-31)

      Feeding of the 5000 (32-44)

      Walking on Water (45-52)

      Healings at Gennesaret (53-56)

      Chapter Seven

      Defilement (1-23)

      A Gentile Mother's Faith (24-30)

      Deaf Mute Healed (31-37)

      Chapter Eight

      Feeding the 4000 (1-10)

      Pharisees Seek a Sign (11-21)

      Healing a Blind Man (22-26)

      Peter's Confession of Christ (27-30)

      Prediction of Christ's Death and Resurrection (31-33)

      The Cost of Discipleship (34—9:1)

      Chapter Nine

      The Transfiguration (2-13)

      The Power of Faith over a Demon (14-29)

      Second Prediction of Christ's Death (30-32)

      Servanthood (33-41)

      Warnings from Jesus (42-50)

      Chapter Ten

      Divorce (1-12)

      Blessing the Children (13-16)

      Rich Young Ruler (17-22)

      Possessions and the Kingdom (23-31)

      Third Prediction of Christ's Death (32-34)

      Suffering and Service (35-45)

      Blind Bartimaeus Healed (46-52)

      Chapter Eleven

      The Triumphal Entry (1-11)

      The Fig Tree Is Cursed (12-14)

      Cleansing the Temple (15-19)

      The Power of Faith (20-26)

      Christ's Authority Challenged (27-33)

      Chapter Twelve

      Parable of the Vineyard Owner (1-11)

      God and Caesar (12-17)

      Question of the Resurrection (18-27)

      The Greatest Commandment (28-34)

      Christ Questions the Leaders (35-44)

      Chapter Thirteen

      Destruction of the Temple Predicted (1-4)

      The Tribulation (5-23)

      The Second Coming (24-27)

      Parable of the Fig Tree (28-31)

      Exhortation to Watch (32-36)

      Chapter Fourteen

      The Plot to Kill Jesus (1-2)

      Mary Anoints Jesus (3-11)

      The Passover (12-21)

      The First Lord's Supper (22-26)

      Peter's Denial Predicted (27-31)

      The Prayer in the Garden (32-42)

      Judas Betrays Christ (43-52)

      The Sanhedrin Trial (53-65)

      Peter Denies Christ (66-72)

      Chapter Fifteen

      Jesus Before Pilate (1-14)

      Jesus Is Beaten (15-23)

      Crucifixion of Jesus (24-32)

      The Death of Jesus (33-41)

      Burial of Jesus (42-47)

      Chapter Sixteen

      The Resurrection (1-8)

      The Appearances of Jesus (9-13)

      The Great Commission (14-18)

      The Ascension of Jesus (19-20)

      * * * * * *

      The Easy Study Bible

      In Diagram Form

      Mark

      Chapter One

      The Herald of Christ

      ¹ The beginning of the gospel

      of Jesus Christ,

      the Son of God.

      ² As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

      "Behold,

      I

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