Tag: Narrative
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Add Water: Reading the Gospels with Imagination
Stories in the Bible are often far richer than they first appear. Take this brief episode from Mark 10:46-52. One day Jesus is leaving Jericho, accompanied by a large crowd. We are told that “Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.” I present this reflection as a small sample…
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Narrative Criticism
The term is misleading. Narrative criticism is not about critiquing authors and their stories. As with all the various criticisms that are practised in biblical studies, it is a way to approach a biblical text and analyse (not critique of criticise) it from a chosen perspective. In the case of narrative criticism, it is about…
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The Power of Story: How Paul Quotes Deuteronomy 30 in Romans 10
Things I Am Learning from N.T. Wright’s Colossal Book on Paul, Part 2 In Romans 10, Paul contrasts works-based righteousness with righteousness based on faith, illustrating both by quoting a verse from the Torah. For righteousness based on works, he cites Leviticus 18:5 (ESV): You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a…