Hermeneutics

Understanding & Standing Under Scripture (How to Read the Bible, Ep. 2)

Kirk E. Miller

In this episode we talk about the importance of our overall disposition to scripture when it comes to Bible interpretation. Namely, we must place ourselves under the authority and scrutiny of scripture. In this way, scripture is like no other book we read. It “reads” us just as we read it. And this disposition is of vital importance if we are to read and understand scripture rightly. Reading scripture is not merely an intellectual exercise, but a moral, spiritual, and religious one.

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The Path of Faithful Interpretation (How to Read the Bible, Ep. 1)

Kirk E. Miller

We’re kicking off a new series on how to read and understand the Bible. In this inaugural episode, we overview the “pathway” we should take if we are to interpret the Bible properly and faithfully.

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Finding a Book’s Overall Message – Case Study: Philippians (How to Read the Bible)

Kirk E. Miller

Kirk and Dan continue their work on how to find a Biblical book’s overall message by looking to the book of Philippians as a test case.

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Finding a Book’s Overall Message – Tools & Techniques (How to Read the Bible)

Kirk E. Miller

Kirk and Dan are gearing up to do a short series on Ecclesiastes. But before they do, they wanted to take a step back and ask, “What’s the benefit of getting a Biblical book’s big picture?” and “How do we do that?”

(This episode and the following will serve as an initial contribution to what will become an ongoing collection of episodes on How to Read the Bible.)

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Goodreads Review of Jonathan Pennington’s Reading the Gospels Wisely

Kirk E. Miller

Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological IntroductionReading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction by Jonathan T. Pennington
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fantastic book. Pennington not only serves up good, thoughtful, precise, and insightful scholarship and guidance on reading the Gospels well, but he does so in an incredibly engaging, enjoyable, and understandable manner. I highly recommend this book for any serious student and/or teacher of the Bible wanting to increase his or her reading of, not only the gospels, but all Biblical narrative.

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