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Course
How to Read the Bible
~8 Hours
In this How to Read the Bible course, you’ll be introduced to three main genres of the Bible and recognize how the features of each genre guide interpretation.
John Goldingay
About This Course
Reading the Bible can feel like a daunting, overwhelming task. But it doesn’t have to be! In this How to Read the Bible course, we aim to make God’s Word more understandable and less intimidating. You’ll be introduced to three main genres of the Bible and recognize how the features of each genre guide interpretation. By learning to apply this knowledge to your Bible reading, your appreciation for its wisdom, beauty, and applicability will grow.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe the different genres of the Bible, including narrative, prayer, and instruction
- Recognize these genres in the Bible and how to use interpretive questions to guide reading
- Apply this knowledge to your own reading of the Bible to deepen your interpretation and understanding
A FULLER Equip course
- Study the Bible
- Theology & Biblical Studies
Introduction: What is the Bible?
1. Getting Started
2. What Is the Bible?
Narrative: The Story of God and God's People
3. What Is Narrative?
4. Narrative: Story Structures
5. How to Read Narrative
6. Walking Through the Four Questions
Instruction: The Word of God to God's People
7. What Is Instruction?
8. How to Read Instruction Texts
9. Walking Through the Five Questions
Prayer: Israel’s Response to God
10. What Is Prayer?
11. How to Read Prayer Texts
12. Walking Through the Four Questions
The Bible Today
13. Where Do We Go From Here?
14. Next Steps
Your Instructor
John Goldingay
PhD, Expert Biblical Scholar
John Goldingay, who came to Fuller in 1997, is now Emeritus Professor of Old Testament and David Allan Hubbard Professor Emeritus of Old Testament. In Pasadena, he was also priest-in-charge of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. He says, “For me, being a professor is a subset of being a pastor.” He was married to Ann for 43 years until she died in 2009. He is now married to Kathleen and they live in Oxford, England, where they enjoy walking along the Thames, sampling gastropubs, reading novels, and watching movies on Netflix.
