Alan Shlemon

Alan Shlemon

Reading the Bible Requires Rules We Already Know

“It’s easy to misinterpret the Bible when you don’t follow basic rules of interpretation. Therefore, I’ve offered the approach of asking three questions when reading any passage: What is the author talking about in the surrounding text (context)? What is the historical occasion for why the author wrote (history)? What literary style is the passage written in (genre)? On occasion, I’m accused of making Bible study more complex than it needs to be. People suggest I’m creating rules to interpret Scripture…