Posted by Enter the Bible on 7/8/2014 11:50 AM
Dr. James Boyce offered the following notes in his Lay School of Theology class in Spring 2012, "How the Bible Came to Us: Its Writing, Use, and Authority."
See the June 2014 Bible Reading Tip for more from this presentation.
ReadING assumptions
- We all interpret when we read.
The church has from the beginning and still regularly differs in its hearing of Scripture
- We debate meaning for today.
- Experience and knowledge matter.
Meaning comes out of reading the Scriptures, …
Posted by Matt Skinner on 7/8/2014 8:29 AM
Matt Skinner, Luther Seminary associate professor of New Testament, talks about the words that Paul passes along in 1 Thessalonians 5 to encourage Christians in their everyday life with one another.
Posted by Michael J. Chan on 7/1/2014 5:39 AM
Podcast discussion featuring Eric Barreto, Michael Chan, Terri Martinson Elton, and Cameron Howard. Article written by Michael Chan.1
One day after class, a colleague asked about the day’s lecture topic. “Esther,” I replied. Smiling, she announced that Esther was her preschool daughter’s favorite story. “It’s a delightful story,” I said agreeably. Despite my cheery tone, I was quite certain that the version of Esther I discussed in class was not the same …