Studies such as these are not recommended until after the beginning program of reading John, the New Testament, and the entire Bible has been accomplished.
The Bible can be broken down into subjects. Key subjects that should be considered, include doctrines as outlined in Hebrews 6:1,2, such as: believing on Jesus, faith toward God, grace, repentance from dead works, baptisms, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgments. Other more specific topics may include: sin, pride, humility, childlikeness, the tongue, witnessing verses, forsaking everything, serving God, fasting, fruits, a born-again attitude, fear, how Satan deceives, denying self, making excuses, idols, the Trinity, being content, doubt, prayer, warnings to take heed and beware, how to fight the good fight of faith, marriage, what God expects of a husband or wife, the role of women in the church, elders, and many others.
The Bible can perhaps be broken down into well over 600 subjects. One might begin this type of Bible study by making a list of all the subjects they want to include. List one subject for each sheet of paper. Put the papers in alphabetical order.
Then begin reading the New Testament. As you come to a verse that deals with that subject, write it out on the paper that has that subject listed. Three by five inch index cards are especially useful. Write just one verse on each card. These can be made into a card file. It may take some years to break down the entire Bible into subjects this way, but the result can be very rewarding.
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