A while ago Stephen Altrogge posted 14 Questions To Ask Your Bible. These along with those added in the comments are worth your while reading & may prove helpful to us all as we open the Scriptures.
"If you find me short in things, impute that to my love of brevity. If you find me besides the truth in anything, impute that to my infirmity. But if you find anything here that serves to your furtherance and joy of the faith, impute that to the mercy of God bestowed on you and me."