The Biblical Mind

Trying to Master the Bible? Try Savoring It Instead (Andrew Abernethy)

Mar 17, 2023

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Using Extra Credit in Devotionals

02:36

Is There a Difference Between Knowing God and Knowing It Truly?

02:55

Is There a Meaning in the Bible?

03:07

Introduction

2min

Is It Like Using a Ouija Board?

3min

Is There a Need for That Training?

3min

Is There a Difference Between Knowing God and Knowing It Truly?

3min

The Black Church and the Importance of Social Action

2min

The Importance of Community in the Church

3min

Are You Getting This Right? Or Are You Getting This Wrong?

2min

How Do You Keep Your Students in the Water?

3min

Using Extra Credit in Devotionals

3min

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Are You Seeing a Low Level Literacy Problem?

2min

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Is There a Meaning in the Bible?

3min

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How to Use the Bible in a Christian's Life

5min

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Are You Embracing the Next Generation?

3min

Literature students who can analyze a passage from East of Eden with ease often flounder when trying to analyze a Bible passage. Why?

Dr. Andrew Abernethy explains how people can overcome barriers to understanding Scripture by using skills they already have, and by seeking not just to understand, but also to savor.

Dru asks Dr. Abernethy, Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College in Illinois, about his new book Savoring Scripture: A Six-Step Guide to Studying the Bible.

Prior to joining the faculty at Wheaton, Dr. Abernethy was a Lecturer in Old Testament at Ridley College (Melbourne), where he benefited greatly from teaching and living with fellow Christians in a cross-cultural and post-Christian context. He has written numerous articles and is also the author of several other books: Eating in Isaiah (Brill, 2014); The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom (IVP, 2016); God’s Messiah in the Old Testament (Baker, 2020); Discovering Isaiah (Eerdmans/SPCK, 2021).

Show notes:

00:26 Savoring Scripture
07:48 Do we need special knowledge to understand the Bible?
14:54 The humility to overcome the fear of getting Scripture wrong
21:15 Taking time to savor God
28:45 Applying existing skills to biblical interpretation

Show notes by Celina Durgin

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The Biblical Mind

Trying to Master the Bible? Try Savoring It Instead (Andrew Abernethy)

Using Extra Credit in Devotionals

Is There a Difference Between Knowing God and Knowing It Truly?

Is There a Meaning in the Bible?

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