Series on Reading the Text(s) of Scripture
This series, done jointly on Everyday Liturgy and Through a Glass Darkly should be well worth your time to follow. I will certainly be following it.
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Pious but Stupid Statements about the Bible
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I was out driving today and saw a church sign with the statement, “The Bible – Your First Notebook.” What exactly does that mean? I see almost nothing about the Bible that makes it like a notebook. It’s still better than the common statement—at least I heard it frequently when I was younger—that the Bible…
Why Not Study the Bible?
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You may think that a strange title for a post on Bible study blog. Obviously if you read this blog you must in some sense be interested in studying the Bible. But I want to direct this question specifically to Christian education leaders in churches. This is the time of year when curriculum is chosen. …
Good Point, Bad Exegesis
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John the Methodist on Locusts and Honey has an excellent post on sexual ethics and the exegesis behind it. He discusses the misuse of the story of David and Bathsheba in order to make a point that was nonetheless a good one. When he encountered this in a small group discussion, John was silent on…
Avoiding Self-Centered Hermeneutics
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Rachel Held Evans has an interesting post on the way we tend to interpret the Bible differently based on our vested interests. This shouldn’t be a surprise. We tend to interpret everything according to our vested interests. It’s no surprise that we do the same thing with the Bible. In churches, we tend to hear…
Is it Necessary to Know the Biblical Languages?
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I previously answered this question for myself here, but there’s a good and gracious answer today from Brian Fulthorp. I would repeatedly emphasize that there are many advantages to knowing Biblical languages. There are some areas and methods of study that really are closed to you if you don’t know the languages. Having said that,…
July Biblical Studies Carnival Posted
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… at Reading Acts. This is one of those rare occasions when there is a link back to this very blog!