Read the Bible for a Change: Understanding and Responding to God's Word

by Ray Lubeck

Overview

Which Bible passages are for us today and which only apply to the first audience ancient readers? Can we just pick and choose for ourselves the verses we think fit our situation? Who gets to decide? In READ THE BIBLE FOR A CHANGE, Ray Lubeck helps readers correctly understand and relate the Bible to their lives. If you are serious about your relationship with God and committed to responding faithfully to His Word, this book is for you. Ray has devoted his life to helping people discover for themselves God's truth and see how it relates to their everyday, practical living. He will show you how to: - Read each passage in its larger biblical context - Understand the effects of its literary style - Recognize the meaning of a text - Hear God speak through the Bible's human authors - Identify the life-changing truths that apply to life today - Bring pleasure to God by obeying His Word As a college-level teacher, Ray realizes what it takes to hold the interest of students of the Bible. He uses illustrations, charts, stories, and everyday examples to make learning both fun and significant. Read the Bible for a Change will help you avoid the pitfalls and discover the truths that transform you life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608991532
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	11/01/2009
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	284
Sales rank:	602,658
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ray Lubeck is a Professor of Bible and Theology at Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon. With a B.S. from Multnomah, an M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, a D. Th. from the University of South Africa, and graduate studies at Regent College and Jerusalem University College, he is considered by many to be an expert in Bible interpretation and its relation to contemporary culture. He is the author of Swallowing Jonah (2011), Read the Bible for a Change, 1st ed. (2005) and has contributed chapters to Text and Canon: Essays in Honor of John H. Sailhamer (2017), Is My Bible the Inspired Word of God (2007), Preaching to a Shifting Culture (2004), and to the Starting Point Study Bible (2002).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Prologue xiii

Chapter 1 Come, Follow Me 1

Chapter 2 Knowing Your Type 9

Chapter 3 Three Things, Even Four 21

Chapter 4 See for Yourself 31

Chapter 5 It's All a Matter of Interpretation 37

Chapter 6 Communing with Truth 57

Chapter 7 Taking It Personally 75

Chapter 8 The Plot Thickens 95

Chapter 9 A Well-turned Phrase 121

Chapter 10 Here's the Point 133

Chapter 11 Narrative Illustration 143

Chapter 12 Poetry Illustration 163

Chapter 13 Discourse Illustration 179

Epilogue: Through the Forest 191

Appendix: Digging Deeper 199

Bible as Literature Summary 233

Bibliography of Works Cited 235

About the Author 243

Notes 245

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"There were many places that I resonate with Lubeck's comments and explanations. He encourages readers to recapture, cultivate and embrace a send of "childlike wonder of the world around us, including the world of the Bible." His illustrations and short stories are used effectively throughout the book to reinforce the points being emphasized, [It] rekindled my personal desire to know and value the words of the world's most remarkable book."
— J. Carl Laney, Western Seminary

Editorial Reviews

"There were many places that I resonate with Lubeck's comments and explanations. He encourages readers to recapture, cultivate and embrace a send of "childlike wonder of the world around us, including the world of the Bible." His illustrations and short stories are used effectively throughout the book to reinforce the points being emphasized, [It] rekindled my personal desire to know and value the words of the world's most remarkable book."
-- J. Carl Laney, Western Seminary

From the Publisher