Seminary Now with Craig Keener
Have you ever read the Bible and not understood what you read? Have you ever wondered why? Have you found yourself wishing that you could better understand it? I would venture to guess that most, if not all, Christians would, to one degree or another, answer yes to these questions. In this free preview of […]
Have you ever read the Bible and not understood what you read? Have you ever wondered why? Have you found yourself wishing that you could better understand it? I would venture to guess that most, if not all, Christians would, to one degree or another, answer yes to these questions. In this free preview of Dr. Craig Keener’s teaching about Bible backgrounds you will find some help. In these videos Dr. Keener alerts Bible readers to some of the challenges that they will encounter when they read Scripture. He points out that modern readers may not possess an understanding of biblical figures of speech, or may not be familiar with some of the information that the original readers of Scripture already assumed because it was part of their culture.
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Keener also speaks to the matter of applying biblical texts in our lives. Are all of the practices and directives that we find in Scripture eternal, or are some of them limited by culture or context? This is not always easy to determine. For two examples in this regard, he speaks about women’s head coverings and holy kisses.
Keener is one of the top scholars in the area of Bible backgrounds. This is a great opportunity to learn more about this area that is so vital to a proper understanding of Scripture.
Trailer for New Testament Backgrounds
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More from Craig Keener at PneumaReview.com:
“People Met Jesus Deeply Here: Craig Keener on the Asbury Outpouring”
A series of 19 lectures on the Gospel of Matthew
Round-up of excerpts and additional comments on Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts
John MacArthur’s Strange Fire, reviewed by Craig S. Keener
Rightly Understanding God’s Word series – A course on biblical interpretation in 8 chapters
