I have the tools and I know how to read the Bible. I am Bible literate. What does the Holy Spirit do? Is illumination a thing and if so what is it? And what does it have to do with predestination and free will? 

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The majority of the books in the New Testament are epistles. Someone else's mail. How should we read them? What should we expect they contain? Finally, satire, it's a tool used throughout the Old and New Testaments that doesn't get much attention, but it's in there. 

Sources & Mentions:

How to Read the Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

The Literature of the Christian Movement by Morton Scott Enslin

Law & Gospel: A Theology For Sinners and Saints by William McDavid, Ethan Richardson, and David Zahl

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The Gospels each contain their own little world in which to tell the historical story of Jesus. In those stories, Jesus tells stories. How do we interpret all of this?   

Sources & Mentions: 

How to Read the Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken 

The Bible In It's World by Michael Bird and N.T. Wright  

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Visionary Literature consists of prophecy and apocalyptic. What are the similarities, what are they trying to accomplish, and how can we best read them?

Sources & Mentions:

How to Read the Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

The Bible Project

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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Solomon. What are they trying to accomplish and how can we best read them?

Sources & Mentions:

How to Read the Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

The Bible Project

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33% of the Bible is poetry. This doesn't have to be bad news. 

Sources & Mentions:

How to Read the Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

Two Plots Against the Lord by Orie A. Miller

The Bible Project

Examples of Poem Types:

    Lament Poems- Psalms 10, 35, 51, 54, 74, 77

    Praise Poems- Psalms 18, 30, 65, 66, 96, 97, 103, 107, 124, 136, 139

    Worship Poems- Psalms 27, 42, 48, 84, 121, 122, 125, 137

    Nature Poems- Psalms 8, 19, 29, 104

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The Narrative section of the Bible is supposed to be the easy part, right? What is the best way to find what the author is trying to share with the reader through the stories they tell? 

Sources & Mentions

How to Read the Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

Abraham episodes in Genesis: 

1- 12:1-9

2- 12:10-20

3- 13

4- 14

5- 15

6- 16

7- 17

8- 18:1-15

9- 18:16-23

10- 19

11- 20

12- 21:1-7

13- 21:8-21

14- 21:22-34

15- 22

16- 23

17- 24

18- 25

(4 Motifs to look for: Defining the hero, progressive revelation of the covenant promise, quest for a son and descendants, conflict between faith & expediency (chooses faith), the conflict between faith & expediency (chooses expediency).)

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How do the biblical authors make use of story-telling techniques to load narratives with meaning? How can we discover it for ourselves? 

Sources & Mentions:

    How Read the Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

    Interpretation & Bible by Sean McEvenue

    The New Testament and the People of God by NT Wright

    NBC’s The Office

    The Bible Project

    Character In the Boundaries of Biblical Narrative by J.M. McCracken

    Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele Berlin

    Poetics of Biblical Narrative by Meir Sternberg

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We continue giving our Bible reading some C.R.E.D by DISCOVERING the application for us by first interpreting for the original audience.  

C- Check

R- Read

E- Examine

D- Discover

Sources & Mentions:

    Biblehub.com

    How To Read The Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

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We continue giving our Bible reading some C.R.E.D by READING plainly for themes and EXAMINING the Scriptures while reading by asking questions, looking for connecting scripture, and examining the original language of the keywords.

C- Check

R- Read

E- Examine

D- Discover

Sources & Mentions:

   Biblehub.com

   The Bible Project

   How To Read The Bible As Literature by Leland Ryken

   Ancient-Hebrew.org

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