Big Macs and Background Studies
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Some wonder why cultural and background studies are important or necessary for understanding the Bible. They want to know why they can’t just “read the Bible for what it says.” The answer is that you can “read the Bible for what it says,” but only if you understand what it says. And cultural and background studies help [...]
New Approach to Scripture – Part II
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Let me discuss a bit further on how I plan to approach this commentary.
First, this is a massive undertaking, and so I cannot focus on everything at once. I will try, to the best of my ability, to work through one book of the Bible at a time before moving on to another. Ideally, I would like [...]