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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
“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…
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…
Traditionally, the Old Testament book of Ruth has been viewed as a love story. But in this series of 12 conversations with author Carolyn Custis…
What do you do with passages in the Old Testament that can be troubling? Many in our day struggle to know how to respond to…