Tag Archive for: Bible

Episode 56: Supercut – From Chapters and Verses to a Better Bible Reading Experience

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Lots of people struggle to read the Bible, but few stop to question why our Scriptures look like a dictionary. Why are we expected to read something that looks so unreadable? The truth is, chapters and verses and the format of our Modern Bible are some of the most overlooked barriers in the push for better Bible literacy.

In this episode, we cut and arranged clips from three of our earliest episodes into one episode exploring the massive impact of the Bible’s physical format. We discuss the origin of chapters and verses and how they led to an avalanche of Bible “features” that hide the natural literature. Then we show how a different Bible format changes everything – a format that makes for an easier reading experience and displays the Bible’s literature the way the authors first intended.

Learn more about Immerse: The Reading Bible – https://www.immersebible.com/

Comparison of poetry in 1-column vs. 2-column Bible: https://bit.ly/2FLzRUH

Listen to the full episodes:
Episode 4: Chapters, Verses, and the Impact of the Modern Bible
Episode 5: How to Make a Reader’s Bible w/ Christopher Smith
Episode 6: The Game-Changing Power of Reader’s Bibles

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Episode 55: How Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes Work Together

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What does wisdom look like? Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job present three distinct perspectives on living well in God’s world. Rather than offering a one-dimensional answer, they give us a conversation.

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Episode 54: Demystifying the Book of Revelation

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In our second episode on apocalyptic literature, we look at the book of Revelation. As the source of a lot of confusion (and a lot of bad modern ‘prophecy’) Revelation can feel like a strange ending to the biblical narrative. But a closer look at the ancient historical circumstances of the early church can help shed light on the wild imagery of John’s apocalypse, bringing a message that’s still relevant for followers of Jesus today.

Some resources to get started on Revelation:
Richard Bauckham – The Theology of the Book of Revelation
Gordon Fee – Revelation
Michael Gorman – Reading Revelation Responsibly
N. T. Wright – Revelation for Everyone

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Episode 53: Weird & Wild Apocalypse in the Bible

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One of the key skills we need to read the Bible well is understanding and “playing by the rules” of the various types of literature we encounter. Apocalypse, often misunderstood as a checklist for the end-times, was a common literary style in ancient times, and is better understood as an “unveiling.” Today we talk about some key things to keep in mind as you make your way through the Bible’s strange and wild apocalyptic literature.

Have you learned or talked much about literary genres? Send us an email here: info@ifbr.bible

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Episode 52: Practicing Jesus-Shaped Lament w/ Rebekah Eklund

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Most of us are familiar with the book of Lamentations and the many Psalms of lament, but what role does lament play in the New Testament?

Rebekah Eklund, Associate Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland and author of Jesus Wept and Practicing Lament, joins us to explore the significant role of lament in Jesus’ life. In the time between the resurrection and the eschaton, Christians are still called to lament – to cry out to God to come and make all things new.

Also by Rebekah: The Beatitudes through the Ages

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