Many people use word studies in Bible study, but there are many pitfalls in the process, especially if you don’t know the original languages. The key is context. Always look at a word in its context. Don’t try to force the results of a word study on the particular passage you’re reading. This video by…
For students of the Bible seeking a richer, more personal engagement with scripture, Bruce G. Epperly’s The God of the Growing Edge: Whitehead and Thurman on Theology, Spirituality, and Social Change offers valuable insights into transformative spiritual practices. The following extract, detailing one of the book’s spiritual exercises, introduces Lectio Divina, or “holy reading,” a…
Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God? Still Asking the Tough Questions? Discover Timeless Wisdom in an Updated Classic. Originally published in 1979 and now in its fifth edition, Alden Thompson’s Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God? continues to be an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the…
Elgin Hushbeck, Jr, author of Evidence for the Bible (3rd Edition), discusses the word inerrancy and the reliability of the Bible.
One critical activity for the Christian Bible student is studying and respecting the Old Testament while studying their own faith. In this interview snippet, Dr. TK Dunn talks about the connections. It’s based on his book, “Take and Eat”: A Biblical Theology.
One of the key elements of participatory Bible study is that everyone participates in the study, and everybody participates in living that study. The approach is intended to draw more people into action in your church or community and to help them continue to learn new things. Repetitive Too much Christian education is a repetitive…
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I recently added Understanding the Bible – With and Without Inerrancy to the Energion Publications YouTube channel, and I believe this can be helpful to people in their Bible study. I am the interviewer for this video, and am talking with two very good friends, Alden Thompson, who was my undergraduate advisor, and Elgin Hushbeck,…
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Dr. Bruce Epperly, author of the Participatory Study Series volume on Philippians, is posting a series of videos on the book, and we’ll be posting these here. To start, however, we’re going to re-post his video, The Message of Philippians.
