Engaging The Bible

This readable, faith-friendly, one-semester textbook aids students as they engage in their first reading of the biblical text in an academic setting. The authors, who have significant undergraduate teaching experience, approach the Christian Scriptures from historical, literary, and theological perspectives. Text boxes, illustrations, maps, and suggestions for further reading are included. This new edition incorporates professor and student feedback, adds a glossary, has been revised throughout, and is supplemented by updated and expanded web-based pedagogical resources.

Is the Bible infallible or inerrant, as some churches claim? Is it a historical document or a piece of literature, as some scholars suggest? This book offers a brief introduction to the question of biblical authority, using essays written by sixteen scholars who use the Bible as the Word of God in their own religious tradition and in their scholarship. Beginning with an introduction to the foundational issues of biblical authority, these scholars each present a different, but sympathetic, view of the Bible from his or her own perspective and experience. Their voices include traditional Reformed, Lutheran, Wesleyan, Catholic, Jewish, and Orthodox views; recent conservative or evangelical positions; and critical African American, Asian American, Hispanic, feminist, and womanist perspectives. --From publisher's description.

This book is for anyone who has struggled to know how to open the Bible with young people. Drawing from over a dozen years of FYI's research with young people and churches, this resource focuses in on Matt's own experience reading the Bible firsthand and attempting to teach it to students as a youth pastor.

Is God beyond our galaxy, wrapped up in the Cosmic Control Center of the Universe? Or is He approachable, personal, and intimately involved in the details of our lives? In this 12-lesson in-depth study of Daniel, you will learn that God is both independent and intimate, and you will engage with what such profound truths mean in your life. Engage Bible Studies connect you with the enduring truth of God's Word. Come out of the clutter and clanging of our culture and discover the peace of meeting the God of the Bible in the pages of His Word. Engage Bible Studies take you verse by verse into the richness of the Scriptures in ways that impact your heart and illumine your mind. You won't find dry doctrinal debates. You will find simple tools that cultivate your understanding and engage your heart. Tools for transformation. You also will learn how to apply God's Word in your everyday life. You are beginning an incredible journey!

In highly accessible essays, the book covers the history, achievements, and cutting-edge questions in the area of gender and biblical scholarship, including violence and the Bible, female biblical God imagery, and sexuality."--Jacket.

Christopher R. Smith traces the history of textual additions to the Bible such as chapter and verse numbers, section headings and study notes. He invites us to pare down to the original text to see what we'll find.

Reading the Bible can feel overwhelming. This simple one-year study offers an appealing and motivating approach to diving into God's Word in a way that is straightforward, approachable, and impactful. It has helped more than 300,000 individuals simplify their journey through the Word while relating and retaining the Scripture like never before. Covering both the Old and New Testaments, this engaging resource also features: DAILY & WEEKLY GUIDANCE: To give you a clear framework for studying God's Word each week along with daily breakdowns to help you simplify it for yourself, grow you as a Christian, and transform your heart and mind in the process THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS: To help you understand what the daily readings mean to you and apply them in your daily life, strengthening your relationship with God, yourself, and others. COLORFUL & ENGAGING PAGES: To draw you in, create excitement, and propel you forward on this one-year journey of studying the Bible and connecting deeper with God.

The books of Ruth and Esther show ordinary women in extraordinarily difficult situations. In spite of extreme hardship and probable disaster, they continue to trust God - even when He seems distant. This in-depth, six-lesson study shows God caring for His people, bringing good from hardship. Ruth and Esther's courage and faith will inspire you to hope-no matter what you're facing. Engage Bible Studies connect you with the enduring truth of God's Word. Come out of the clutter and clanging of our culture and discover the peace of meeting the God of the Bible in the pages of His Word. Engage Bible Studies take you verse by verse into the richness of the Scriptures in ways that impact your heart and illumine your mind. You won't find dry doctrinal debates. You will find simple tools that cultivate your understanding and engage your heart. Tools for transformation. You also will learn how to apply God's Word in your everyday life. You are beginning an incredible journey!