Learning on your own? Here are ideas to keep your thinking fresh.
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It’s not that you can’t read the Bible at freeway speed; just that you don’t have to, and it’s a better experience if you don’t. |
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The best learning is hands-on. Literally. If you want to get inside a Bible text, and let the text get inside you, grab a writing utensil and go to it. |
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Whether we see it or not, there’s an element of imagination in Bible-reading just as there is in reading history, poetry and narrative stories - if we weren’t there, we can only imagine what it’s like. |
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There certainly are some hard parts in the Bible. When you come upon those places you have to decide whether to surrender your understanding to someone who claims greater insight or dig for understanding on your own. |
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A few basic language and history tools can help you build a better understanding of the Bible than you might otherwise cobble together from what’s stored in your memory. |
