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Old Testament Field Guide

  1. Lesson One
    Getting Ready
    19 Activities
    |
    4 Assessments
  2. Lesson Two
    Geography and Religion
    11 Activities
    |
    3 Assessments
  3. Lesson Three
    Geopolitical History
    15 Activities
    |
    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    Ancient Near Eastern Sources
    11 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Impact of the Old Testament
    11 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
    |
    1 Assessment

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Old Testament Field Guide Getting Ready In | Workbook: Rethinking Your Favorite Passages
Lesson 1, Activity 12

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Grab your Workbook Journal!

[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

Sometimes our favorite passages are the hardest ones to open up for careful reinterpretation. Think about Psalm 23, a passage that’s been read to people in hospital beds and at gravesides. People have been nourished back to emotional and spiritual and psychological health by passages like this, and it can be difficult to re-evaluate things that have worked for us so well.

It is hard to say that we’re going to risk that sentiment, these deep emotional attachments, just for the sake of clarity. With BibleJourney, our hope is that we’ll uncover even deeper biblical connections that enrich us in ways we couldn’t have anticipated.

  1. Reflect on passages that have been extra special to you. How might interpreting these passages anew, and with more context and information, feel threatening to you?