Discover Your Roots cover image

Why you're (probably) reading the Psalms wrong

Discover Your Roots

CHAPTER

The Power of Poetic Reasoning

Matana DeWitt: Poetry can almost be the most direct in a sense of like interpreting. In Exodus 15 and song of Moses, they actually tell us things that weren't in the story. The poem is Moses crying out saying it was the mighty hand of God who did all these things. So yeah, it's actually a more direct way of focusing your attention on what you just read.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner