Bible Tool Kit
September 2-17, 2017
Many of the controversies in the Church today can trace their roots back to Biblical interpretation.
It is important to know what is in the Bible. It is just as important to know what we believe about the Bible. What does it mean to take the Bible seriously? Does it mean you have to take it literally? How can the Bible be an essential
tool for living a life of faith?
Scripture Readings
Sept. 2/3: Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Taking Jesus’ Bible Seriously
Sept. 9/10: Matthew 22:34-40
Taking The Church’s Bible Seriously
Sept. 16/17: Psalm 119:103-112 & John 1
Living the Bible Seriously
Suggested Resources & Reading
Reading the Bible Again for the First Time
by Marcus J. Borg
Making Sense of the Bible
by Adam Hamilton
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes:
Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
by E. Randolph Richards & Brandon J. O’Brien
Eat This Book:
A Conversation on the Art of Spiritual Reading
by Eugene H. Peterson
The Moral Teaching of Paul: Selected Issues, 3rd Edition
by Victor Paul Furnish
What is the Bible?
by Rob Bell
Three Simple Questions:
Knowing the God of Love, Hope, and Purpose
by Rueben P. Job
A Year of Biblical Womanhood
by Rachel Held Evans