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Studying The Scriptures By Listening To Mp3

Do you think that you can really study the scriptures by listening to an mp3 of the scriptures being read? Seems like everything is just passing you by and you cannot get in deep.

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There is some benefit by listening to scriptures by Mp3 or CD, especially if you are time-crunched. I have listened to them during my commute at times. It gets you thinking and reinforces lessons from the scriptures. When it comes to reading the scriptures there is nothing wrong with repetition. Each time I read through them they are different. Something else stands out prominent depending upon where I am in my life. While the words never change the meaning and application is ever changing and evolving.

If you want to do deep study this is probably not the best method. You could with some effort. As you are listening take notes on anything that stands out you want to explore deeper.

Bottom line - any scripture study is better than none.

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I guess if you are constantly pressing the pause button then it could work. Thanks for your take on it.

Mp Listening Scriptures Studying

I like to read while listening to the scriptures. It helps to keep the pace going, and to force me to read all the words and not to skip some of them.

Mp Listening Scriptures Studying

One of my friends started to listen to computer, then she was used to it and doesn't read the scriptures anymore. There is danger in this, except you balance it.

Studying The Scriptures By Listening To Mp3

That's a good observation plus you really can't study the verses deeply when they are whizzing past your ears.

Studying Scriptures Listening Mp3

Each method of study has it benefits. I have a 30-minute round-trip commute to work and back each day, and have listened to the Book of Mormon during that commute for seven years now. I'll bet I've listened to the BoM between 15 and 16 times during that time period. While I can't do intense study while listening, I have gained other blessings. I find myself able to quote verbatim a great deal of the Book of Mormon, because I've heard it spoken over and over. The sheer repetition has given me a depth of understanding in many areas that I haven't ever achieved reading. I especially have been blessed with a deeper understanding of the "Isaiah chapters." I wouldn't give up my audio BoM for the world!

Edited: TheQuietMan on 27th Apr, 2009 - 12:25am

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Define the word "study" and you can answer this yourself. You can try and complicate things but its as simple as this.