Reading Narrative – Part 5
The fifth key to reading narrative, and certainly the most difficult, is to understand how your passages fits into the wider biblical-theological framework. That is more than just saying, it comes after the resurrection and before the Holy Spirit, or t…
Reading Narrative – Part 5
The fifth key to reading narrative, and certainly the most difficult, is to understand how your passages fits into the wider biblical-theological framework. That is more than just saying, it comes after the resurrection and before the Holy Spirit, or t…
Reading Narrative – Part 4
The fourth tip for reading narrative is: know what the book is about. This is kind of related to the last tip about knowing the related events both within in book your reading and the Bible more generally, but it’s also more general. Every book of…
Reading Narrative – Part 4
The fourth tip for reading narrative is: know what the book is about. This is kind of related to the last tip about knowing the related events both within in book your reading and the Bible more generally, but it’s also more general. Every book of…
Reading Narrative – Part 3
The third tip for reading narrative is: be aware of intimately related events that occur at quite separate times and even in different books of the Bible.A good example of what is at stake can be found in Luke 9. In Luke 9 Jesus sends out the apostles …
Reading Narrative – Part 3
The third tip for reading narrative is: be aware of intimately related events that occur at quite separate times and even in different books of the Bible.A good example of what is at stake can be found in Luke 9. In Luke 9 Jesus sends out the apostles …
Reading Narrative – Part 2
The first tip for reading narrative was to read the text carefully. The second is to read the context carefully.Understanding exactly what it means to consider the context can sometimes be a little vague. I like to think of it in terms of asking the qu…
Reading Narrative – Part 2
The first tip for reading narrative was to read the text carefully. The second is to read the context carefully.Understanding exactly what it means to consider the context can sometimes be a little vague. I like to think of it in terms of asking the qu…
Reading Narrative – Part 1
I’ve decided to try to put together a few tips on how to read the narrative (or story) parts of the Bible. I thought I’d do it over a few posts and focus around some examples.The first tip is: Read the text carefully!That might seem like a pretty obvio…
Reading Narrative – Part 1
I’ve decided to try to put together a few tips on how to read the narrative (or story) parts of the Bible. I thought I’d do it over a few posts and focus around some examples.The first tip is: Read the text carefully!That might seem like a pretty obvio…