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The BSF system of Bible study is highly organized and disciplined, and uses the technique of exegesis for expository study of the scriptures. BSF holds classes for men, women, children and young adults in 35 countries (2006). There are over 1000 classes worldwide. Classes for men and women are segregated, the exception being young adults where males and females are allowed to mix. Children's classes are also unsegregated. Each study lasts for approximately nine months, and over a seven-year cycle BSF classes cover Genesis, Romans, Matthew, Life of Moses, John, Israel and the Minor Prophets, and Acts of the Apostles.

The BSF system involves four elements; daily questions to encourage personal Bible study, discussion groups (of up to 15 people) for sharing of personal answers to questions, a lecture by the class Teaching Leader covering the past week's scripture with applications for daily living, and finally a set of notes reinforcing lessons from the previous week (plus a new set of questions for the week ahead). BSF classes and materials are provided free of charge.

Often the Teaching Leader and the notes will present historical details obtained from external sources, as an aid to clearer understanding of the context and background of the scripture being studied.

Discussion groups are led by Discussion Leaders, who are specifically directed to avoid any formal teaching role (this being left to the Holy Spirit during member's personal quiet times during the week, and the Teaching Leader in his/her lecture). Discussion Leaders facilitate the discussions, and also perform a shepherding role with group members. They attend a separate two-hour training session each week, which involves an initial pass through the week's questions and answers, and generally a sharing of homiletics (see links below) on the passage being studied.

BSF grew out of a program of structured Bible study that A. Wetherell Johnson agreed to run for a group of friends in California in 1952. The system of structured weekly study, including the weekly questions and notes that Miss Johnson prepared for her friends, formed the basis of BSF today. BSF itself began in 1959. Miss Johnson was initially a missionary with China Inland Mission. Her autobiography is in the book "Created for Commitment". Born in 1907, she died in 1984. In Australia, BSF spawned a very popular and less-intense program of Bible study called Know Your Bible or KYB. The first teaching leader in Australia, Jean Raddon, recognised a need in Australia for a structured Bible study that could be run over a shorter time and with smaller groups than the BSF program. The KYB study is run under the auspices of Christian Women Communicating International (CWCI). Bible Study Fellowship (BSF)

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