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DR. IRVING L. JENSEN, B.A., S.T.D., Th.D. (1920-1996), shown here in the 1980s with daughter Karen at a Moody Press author event, was a graduate of Wagner College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Biblical Seminary in New York, and Northwestern Theological Seminary. He served for 30 years as Bible professor at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. In addition to teaching Bible and serving many years as part-time pastor of Sale Creek Presbyterian Church in Sale Creek, Tennessee, he wrote numerous study books geared to an inductive approach to Scripture.

Independent Bible Study (now entitled Chart Your Bible Study) was his first book, published in 1962 by Moody Press, now known as Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL.

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Karen J Collins

I am the middle child of my father, Irving L. Jensen, and mother, Charlotte. I learned the unique chart method described in his Chart Your Bible Study book while in his Bible class as Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. I graduated from Bryan in 1978 with a B.A. in Christian Education. My husband, Steve, and I live in the small town of Maysville (metro Atlanta), Georgia. The older I get, the more I realize the importance of digging deep into God’s Word, where I learn more about abiding in Him.

Dad was the AUTHOR & TEACHER. I consider myself an ENCOURAGER of others to dive into Scripture using inductive tools . . . and specifically, to encourage others to chart their Bible studies!