First off, this chapter for sure changed the way I think about prophets. I used to imagine them to be dignified and rather severe characters who were greatly respected. Now I’m more inclined to think of them as being a couple fries short of a Happy Meal.  I’m not sure how I feel about this … Continue reading Prophets probably would have just creeped me out tbh →

What the heck, Jonah. Like seriously. I find it interesting that this is a book of the Bible because obviously Jonah isn’t someone we should strive to imitate. I think that in a lot of ways it’s meant to be a comfort to us – look at this guy, look at everything he did, and … Continue reading What about the cows, man? →

I have read the book of Ruth a couple times before this. It’s a short, easy read and it isn’t hard to understand the basic events that happen in the story. However, this time around I tried very hard to read the story as objectively as possible and pay attention to the finer details or … Continue reading Symbolism or..? →

The idea that struck me most in this chapter was that of Cosby’s example of reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy to his son. He explains it out, that they read through the series from beginning to end, without skipping sections or personally deciding what was happening, but through careful analysis of the story, … Continue reading Name: Caroline; Biblical Reading Style: Pell-Mell →

I feel like this particular chapter of the book is harder to have deep thoughts about, just because of the way it is. I’m not sure what inspired or challenged me, or what might need further class discussion. However, I did find this chapter fairly interesting. I find it so strange that the Hebrew language … Continue reading Are Vowels Overrated? →

Personally, I found it rather disconcerting that Biblical translations can be so vastly subjective according to who happens to be translating it. Of course I have always known that translating the Bible isn’t an exact science and that different people have different ideas about what is actually being said, but I had never before known … Continue reading The Bible: the Trusted (?) Authority in Christianity →

I found today’s reading to be vastly interesting as far as it’s discussion on archeology and the process by which archeologists are able to piece together a site’s past. I have always thought that ancient civilizations are the most fascinating to study, which is rather frustrating because we typically know the least about them. In … Continue reading The Vanishing Wall Act →

This reading challenged me a good deal as it spoke about marriage customs and general treatment of women in Biblical times (as well as the customs and expectations that are still prevalent in those areas today). I grew up in a strictly traditional, old fashioned community of people who believed that a woman’s place was … Continue reading A Woman’s Place →

Over the years, I have heard the Bible described in many different ways. However, the description that I hold closest to my heart is what my favorite pastor once said, that the Bible is ‘a love letter from God to you’. I suppose that sounds pretty cheesy, and to be honest it kind of is, … Continue reading The Bible? →