hermeneutics

Why Bother with the Bible? Part 3

August 21, 2023

This post is a plea for dialogue about the Bible in church. I’m writing it because my church has become a classroom, where talking is discouraged so that authority figures can instruct us in the truth. As I am writing these words, my denomination has just defrocked one of its ministers because he called for … More Why Bother with the Bible? Part 3

Why Bother with the Bible? Part 2

August 7, 2023

Factors Behind Biblical Illiteracy A serious student of scripture at work Last week I complained about the problem of teaching the Bible in a context where, increasingly, people are ignorant of the Bible. This week I’d like to talk about a related issue. One of my goals is to get students to see each biblical … More Why Bother with the Bible? Part 2