S4E3 - Preparing to Read the Bible (Part 1) - a podcast by World Outspoken

Reading well is difficult. Interpretation even more so. When it comes to the Bible, there is no straight line from the text through interpretation to application. While each reader comes to the Bible with a set of assumptions about what the text is and what it is communicating, the Bible comes with its own set of cultural, linguistic, and historical baggage. But much of this baggage is never unpacked at the beginning of the interpretive journey, so the reader is often left confused about how to understand Scripture. While a “face value” approach to interpretation may seem most intuitive, perhaps there are other approaches that can more accurately reveal the Bible’s meaning.

We’re continuing our The Bible Tells Me So series. Last time, we talked about what the Bible is and helpful ways to approach it. Today we ask, if we don’t take the Bible at “face value”, what is it even about? What are unquestioned assumptions readers come to the Bible with? All that and more on this edition of the podcast.

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