Reading and Living the Bible Well

by Glenn Paauw

Publisher:

Seminary Now

, 2023

Overview

In this course, Glenn Paauw explains how the Bible has become divorced from its literary and historical context, leading to misinterpretation and a “narrow, individualistic and escapist view of salvation.” Rather than being a culture-shaping force, many people treat the Bible as a database of quick and easy answers to life’s troubling questions. But these deficiencies can be corrected by engaging in what the author calls “big readings.”

Paauw introduces us to seven understandings of the Bible as steps to recovering one deeply engaged Bible. With each “new” Bible presented, deficiencies in how we currently interact with the Bible are explored, followed by recommendations for a new practice. The Bible’s transformative power is recovered when we remove the chains Christians have applied to it over the centuries.

The Bible does not need to be saved because of any defect in itself, but because we have distorted and misread it. This course provides of the Bible a new paradigm for reading and living the Bible well.

Key Features

• Introduces us to seven understandings of the Bible.
• Provides of the Bible a new paradigm for reading and living.
• Shows students of the Bible a new paradigm for reading and living the Bible well.

Contents

• Lesson 1: Embarking
• Lesson 2: Complicated or Elegant?
• Lesson 3: Snacking or Feasting?
• Lesson 4: Magic or History?
• Lesson 5: Snippets or Story?
• Lesson 6: Escape or Renew?
• Lesson 7: Alone or Together?
• Lesson 8: Dismal or Splendid?
• Lesson 9: Return: “Ain’t No Journey Hopeless”

Product Details

• Title: Reading and Living the Bible Well (video)
• Author: Glenn Paauw
• Publisher: Seminary Now
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Video
• Subjects: Christian living › Videos; Bible › Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Videos
• Resource ID: LLS:RDNGLVNGBBLWLLVD
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-19T18:14:55Z

About Glenn Paauw

Glenn R. Paauw serves with the Institute for Bible Reading and is the author of Saving the Bible from Ourselves. Previously, he was vice president of global Bible engagement at Biblica. In his twenty-six years at Biblica Paauw’s work ranged from leading Scripture evangelism seminars at churches nationwide to overseeing the nonprofit publishing of the NIV, NVI, and NIrV translations in North America. He led the development of the revolutionary The Books of the Bible format that uncovers the natural literary form of the Scriptures and reintroduces people to the grand narrative of the Bible. A former high school Bible teacher and staff member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Paauw has spoken on the Bible at the Q Conference, Thrive, Radio Bible Class, and at churches and conferences across the country. He has written for Christianity Today, Discipleship Journal, Christian Research Journal, Currents in Science, Technology & Society, The Banner, and Q Ideas.