17, 18. (a) Give some suggestions as to how a student could prepare for the weekly Watchtower Study. (b) Give other suggestions that you have found helpful in personal study. (See footnote.)
17 First, read the whole article through, perhaps soon after you get your copy of The Watchtower.
... Such a preliminary reading may take only 20 minutes, but it will give you a general idea of the main points and the thrust of the article.