Plot In Biblical Narrative
An important part of reading biblical narratives is learning how to understand the nature of “the plot,” how stories are arranged into a pattern of…
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The Bible as Jewish Meditation Literature
Episode 4 explores the unique literary style of the Bible that is meant to draw its readers into a lifelong journey of reading and meditation.…
Literary Styles in the Bible
Episode 3 shows how reading the Bible wisely requires that we learn about the ancient literary styles used by the biblical authors. These writers expressed…
The Story of the Bible
Episode 2 summarizes the overall story of the Bible as a series of crossroad decisions. All humanity, followed by the Israelites, redefine good and evil…
What is the Bible?
This is episode 1 of an ongoing series that explores the origins, content, and purpose of the Bible. Here you’ll be introduced to a condensed…
The Art of Biblical Poetry
Did you know that a third of the Bible is ancient Israelite poetry? Poetry is a rich and artistic form of human communication, but often…
Metaphor in Biblical Poetry
Understanding how metaphors are used in the Bible is an essential tool for reading biblical poetry. Anytime someone describes one thing to describe another thing,…
The 12 Minor Prophets
There is a section of scripture in the Old Testament that most of us rarely turn to—the Minor Prophets. These prophets have come to be…
The Minor Prophets
“God is concerned about more than just his people. Indeed, his plan had always been to use his people to reach all the people of…
Knowing God through Isaiah
To know that someone is our friend is to be sure of his joy in our successes and his heartbreak in our failures. To know…