Bible Literacy
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It’s a Theological World After All
It’s no secret that theological education is in a state of crisis today. In recent years, faculty layoffs and the…
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Digital Lectors for a Postliterate Age
Suppose you agree that ours is an increasingly postliterate age. The average person, including the average Christian, is reading less,…
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Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate Age
Christians are readers. We are “people of the book.” We own personal Bibles, translated into our mother tongues, and read…
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The Bible’s Development Is a Messy Story, but It Can Bolster Our Faith
What does history have to do with faith? Everything. As Paul attests in 1 Corinthians 15, Christ died. He was…
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It’s the End of the World (But Not as We Know It)
Next week’s solar eclipse has stoked the flames of end-time speculations, once again whipping doomsday theorists into a frenzy. As…
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Reading the Bible With Women
Several years ago, I was invited to write the notes for a new women’s study Bible. The project was unexpected…
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Studying Scripture Isn’t Safe, But It Is Good
When I began my studies at Wesley Theological Seminary, several upperclassmen warned me about taking courses offered by George Wesley…
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Wrestling with Awkward Stories in the Old Testame…
On a recent trip to Egypt, the chefs at our hotel put out a remarkable buffet of culinary delights presented…
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