Article: How to read the Holy Bible: a world of difference.(Cover story)

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How shall we read the Bible? In the many ways to read the Bible today, it seems there are as many interpretations as there are interpreters. Christians all over the world read the Bible in different ways. My hope is to consider the different contexts and different readings that have shaped how the Bible has been interpreted in recent years. The variety is indeed part of my point--variety makes a world of difference!

I will explore the biblical text from several angles--what lies "behind" the text, what lies "in" the text, and what lies "in front of" the text. So first we will look at the text in its ancient social location, that ...

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