How to Read the bible: resources & Extras
The Bible is a wonderful, beautiful, and (if we're being honest) confusing book. It contains some of the greatest stories, moral advice, and life giving wisdom while at the very same time it can be complicated, startling, and hard to understand. What do we do with this wonderfully strange book? How do we read it? How do we engage with it in ways that lead us into a deeper relationship with Jesus? In our series, How to Read the Bible, we’re exploring exactly that, how we read the Bible in ways that lead us into deeper relationship with Jesus, self, and one another.
How to read the Bible is a big topic though and so here, we’ve compiled additional resources to help you on your Bible reading journey.
Videos
The bible project has produced a series of videos on how to read the Bible. Find more here.
Sunday Call to Worship
With our whole heart we seek you;
And we treasure your word in our heart,
Blessed are you, O LORD;
Teach us your statutes.
all the ordinances of your mouth.
We delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches.
We will meditate on your precepts,
and fix our eyes on your ways.
We will delight in your statutes;
We will not forget your word.
Amen
(adapted from Psalm 119)
Books
What is the Bible by Dennis Edwards (super short)
Inspired Imperfections by Greg Boyd (wrestles with issues like violence in the Bible)
The Bible Unwrapped by Meghan Good (provides a Jesus-centered framework for reading all of Scripture)
Blue Parakeet 2nd ed by Scot Mcknight (teaches us how to engage the Bible and wrestles with specific issues)
How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns (teaches how to engage the Bible for wisdom & transformation)
Podcasts
The Peoples Theology: Missio Podcast
Jonny & Tim discuss how to read creation narratives
Episode about the Bible itself - Weird Uncles Cool Stories
Misiso School of Theology Classes
