Catena
A catena is a chain of Scriptures strung together as a theme, representing the person, purposes, and/or the promises of God. When read aloud with dignity, gravity, and meaning, the impact and momentum can be…
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Without Controversy
The way that we know about the person, purposes, and character of God is not through our reasoning but through His self-disclosure. He has done this expressly and explicitly in the person of Jesus Christ….
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Apokalupsis
“The Bible ends with a flourish: vision and song, doom and deliverance, terror and triumph. The rush of color and sound, image and energy, leaves us reeling. But if we persist through the initial confusion…
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The Letters
We now come to a part of the Bible known as the epistles, or the letters. These writings explain and expound on the truths about the person and the work of Jesus Christ, as presented…
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Irresistible Revolution
The story of Jesus does not end with the Gospels. It continues in the lives of those who are His disciples. They are participants. They are in on the action of God. Luke, the only…
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“Once Upon a Time” to “Kingdom Come”
In reading the Bible it is important to understand the various genres within the sixty-six books. In the Old Testament there are the books of law, of history, wisdom literature (also known as poetry), and…
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Apertures to the Eternal
The Old Testament priests were the people’s representatives to God. The prophets were God’s representatives to the people. In the Old Testament there are sixteen writing prophets, and their writings are some of the most…
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Poetry and Prayer, Wisdom and Worship
The books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon are commonly considered the Scriptural books of the poetic genre. They are also classified as “wisdom” literature. Lamentations in the Old Testament and…
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History, a Medium for the Message
There are twelve books in the Old Testament, beginning with Joshua and ending with Esther, grouped in a “historical” genre. They describe the settlement of Israel in Canaan, the transition from judges to monarchs, the…
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Five Scrolls
The first five books of the Old Testament form a complete literary unit called the Pentateuch, meaning “five scrolls.” They form a seamless narrative from Creation to the death of Moses. These writings are in…
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