Reflection Paper
Saving the Bible from Ourselves
Darrell Wolfe BIBL-1300 Introduction to the Bible Spring 2019, Online Session 1 January 30, 2019
Table of Contents Review: Saving the Bible.. 3We Complicated the Bible. 3We Lost the History, Context, Story, and Narrative. 4We Lost the Community. 4We Lost the Elegance and Beauty. 4The Take Away.. 5I’m a Student. 5I’m a Storyteller. 5I’m a Solo-Artist (no longer). 6Bibliography.. 7
Review: Saving the Bible This is a review of the text, Saving the Bible from Ourselves (Paauw, 2016). Paauw begins by diagnosing a strongly felt problem throughout the Church in Western Culture. He summarizes it as follows:
“But we are also assured that even if we spend only a few minutes in the morning, we’re sure to find the spiritual gem to get us through. The Bible will brighten our day, encourage us and strengthen us, if only we will faithfully open it – even if just for a few moments. Those ‘Scriptures’ – which more typically refer to presorted sentences …
Darrell Wolfe BIBL-1300 Introduction to the Bible Spring 2019, Online Session 1 January 30, 2019
Table of Contents Review: Saving the Bible.. 3We Complicated the Bible. 3We Lost the History, Context, Story, and Narrative. 4We Lost the Community. 4We Lost the Elegance and Beauty. 4The Take Away.. 5I’m a Student. 5I’m a Storyteller. 5I’m a Solo-Artist (no longer). 6Bibliography.. 7
Review: Saving the Bible This is a review of the text, Saving the Bible from Ourselves (Paauw, 2016). Paauw begins by diagnosing a strongly felt problem throughout the Church in Western Culture. He summarizes it as follows:
“But we are also assured that even if we spend only a few minutes in the morning, we’re sure to find the spiritual gem to get us through. The Bible will brighten our day, encourage us and strengthen us, if only we will faithfully open it – even if just for a few moments. Those ‘Scriptures’ – which more typically refer to presorted sentences …