82{icon} {views}Beginning a New Study When I start a new book of the Bible, I like to get some background information in order to understand not only the events current to the book, but also… Read More »Bite 1: Amos Has a Background
82{icon} {views}Concrete Example Even if no one else thinks I’m that funny, at least I amuse myself. Did you see what I did there? We’re going to talk about poetry and I said I have… Read More »Basics 21: Literary Genre-Poetry
91{icon} {views}Background Before we can understand how the Law and Covenants of the OT impact us in our daily lives, we need to understand some of the five W’s and an H. Most of this… Read More »Basics 20: Literary Genre-Law and Covenants
89{icon} {views}Before We Talk Hermeneutics Funny how life takes little turns. If you read my last Basics article (you can read it here), you’ll know that I mentioned how I see vacations as an opportunity… Read More »Basics 16: Clear Trumps Vague
2.1k{icon} {views}If I had my druthers, I’d have started with poetry or prophecy because I think they are the most impactful (and interesting!) with regard to Bible study and interpretation. However, we are currently studying… Read More »Basics 14: Literary Genre–Epistles and Letters
395{icon} {views}What is a Genre of Literature? Literary genre refers to the literary form being used by an author and the rules governing that form. Yes, the definition is from my favorite professor of theology,… Read More »Basics 13: Genres of Literature and Why it Matters
