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In today’s episode, Andrea addresses the question: "How do I read the Bible?" In this part two of a two-episode discussion, Andrea offers a list of suggestions for how to read the Bible.

*How to read the Bible*

List of do's

1) Hear 
2) Memorize 
3) Repeat, repeat, repeat

In today’s episode, Andrea addresses the question: "How do I read the Bible?" In this part one of a two-episode discussion, Andrea offers a list of suggestions for how NOT to read the Bible.

*How NOT to read the Bible*

List of don'ts

1)  Don’t read it

2)  Don’t think

3)  Don’t jump to application

Andrea interviews Bethany Saros about her new book, “A Light in the Darkness: Bible Study for Children and Teens.”

Links to Bethany’s book and the resources she recommends for parents.

• A Light in the Darkness: Bible Study for Children and Teens by Bethany Saros
• Know and Tell: The Art of Narration by Karen Glass
• Books by Charlotte Mason

In today's episode, Andrea argues that the Hebrew toast "L'Chaim" is sourced from the Bible. It is a short but powerful expression of Biblical wisdom.

The 1971 movie, "Fiddler on the Roof" is a classic of cinema. It is a story beautifully told.  In it, we find a scene of hearty celebration as the village toasts "L'Chaim".  This scene expresses a major biblical theme. In the Bible, God commands that life - not our life - but all life, continue.

Fiddler on the Roof - the movie 

In today’s episode, Andrea reads and discusses Paul's first letter to the Corinthians chapter 11, verses 20-26.
 
Andrea explores the work of the late Anthony Bourdain.  World traveler & explorer of food and culture, Bourdain knew what it meant to break bread: to sit at another’s table and receive their hospitality. He understood instinctively what the Corinthians in Paul’s letters failed to understand: that the Lord’s table is not about eating.

Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain

In the Bible, there is a distinction between the senior and the junior. They are not equals. The senior -- the elder -- is above the other people in the story in wisdom and authority. The senior wields his authority for the good of the junior. In today’s episode, Andrea explains that the 1984 movie, “The Karate Kid,” demonstrates this difference between senior and junior and can help us understand how biblical wisdom functions.

Karate Kid, the movie

In today's episode, Andrea tells the story of the discovery of the Codex Sinaiticus & highlights features of the manuscript.

The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the world’s oldest Bibles. This ancient treasure was discovered & made known to the world in 1859 by German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf. Dated to the 4th century AD, the Codex Sinaiticus is the ancestor of the book form of Bible we have today. Follow along as Andrea tells the story of its discovery and highlights its features.

In today’s episode, Andrea reviews the history of the ancient scroll - its origins & evolution - culminating in the ancestor of our book: the codex.

History of the Scroll

*Origins

*Scribes & scribal culture

*Technology: materials, crafting & uses

*Biblical scroll: oldest & most complete

*Codex

*Ancestor: Clay tablet

In today’s episode, Andrea discusses the earliest form of the Bible: the scroll.

It is well known that form & function are closely related. Andrea asserts that the form & function of the scroll reveal its purpose, which is: instruction. Follow along as she explores the Isaiah Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls collection as an exemplar of the ancient scroll.

In today’s episode, Andrea explains the distinction between eisegesis and exegesis.

Your point of view – the place from which you stand to view something – affects what you see. The student of the Bible must decide on their point of view before they begin reading. Follow along as Andrea explains two different ways to approach the biblical story.

The Princess Bride, the movie