Bible Basics 4 – How Do We Know When to Read the Bible Literally or Figuratively?
So, how do we know when to read the Bible literally vs. reading it figuratively? Well, again, as we’re going
Bible Basics 3- Don’t Get Hung-Up on the So-Called Literal Meaning of a Text
One of the things that sometimes divides what we might call “conservative” Christianity from “liberal” Christianity has to do with
Bible Basics 2: Meaning + Significance = Application
In the last installment of Bible Basics, we made the point that a passage means only what its A(a)uthor[1] intended
Bible Basics 1 – Who Decides What the Bible Means
The goal of biblical interpretation is simple: to understand what God meant by each thing He said in the Bible.
Foundations For Responsible Biblical Interpretation, Part 1
Dr. Craig Smith walks through some basic tools that anyone can use to understand the Bible. This is live footage