Episode Synopsis "Studying “ Front of the Text""

Welcome to the Praying Through the Bible podcast, where we focus on prayer and spirituality through bible study. Today, Dr. Mark McDowell discusses the method of Bible study called "in front vof the text." In contrast to the "behind the text" method in our last episode, which looks at historical and culture context, and “in the text,” which examines the text itself, tin this approach we look at ourselves as we read and try to understand a passage of scripture, including our own background with faith and the Biblethe tradition we grew up in (if any)any preconceived notions we might have about what a passage meansour personality, and how it might lead us to interpret passages in a different way than someone elseour cultural setting, and how that might influence our reading of the Bibleand more!Check out our website or buy the books:Enriching Your PrayersPraying Through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis–Joshua)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 2: Judges–Second Samuel)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 3: First Kings–Second Chronicles)Praying Through the Bible (Vol 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther)As always, follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more on how to enrich your prayer life.Become a patron, get access to more material, and support the project on Patreon.————— Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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