A knowledge of biblical backgrounds can enhance our understanding of the Bible. In this episode we look at the first century cultural practice of patronage and its implications for deepening our understanding of grace and other important New Testament ...

Why do Hebrew copies of the Old Testament have a different order than that found in our English Bibles? Lindsay and Randy discuss the differences and why they matter. Recommended Links Blog post: Do We Read the Old Testament in... Continue Reading →

We discuss the importance of genre for Bible study. What is genre, how does genre influence meaning, how do we identify a genre? How can understanding genre help our reading? Recommended Links This article from Randy  

We examine the narrative genre and what literary scholars call “the biblical narrator.” Identifying who is speaking and being sensitive to the biblical narrator’s voice can, at times, prevent confusion, and greatly enhance our understanding of the bibl...

An episode dedicated to introducing various tools that can help in Bible study. We discuss study Bibles, dictionaries, atlases, commentaries, and Bible software. Recommended Links Here are some resources that we recommend.

In this first episode of Beyond Reading the Bible, Randy and Lindsay introduce themselves and discuss the importance of the big picture in Bible reading. Recommended Links This article from Randy