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Engaging with the Bible




Articles

This page contains a variety of articles on a range of topics related to handling the Bible.

Of Books and Goods

  • Date:

    05-08-2010

  • Author:

    Antony Billington

The following piece was written as part of a thanksgiving service for the LICC Library and librarians, which took place on 13 July 2010, following the downsizing and redistribution of the library.

Exploring Biblical Themes (5): Covenant

  • Date:

    07-07-2010

  • Author:

    Antony Billington

This is a lightly edited transcript of an LICC podcast segment, first uploaded to the LICC website on 7 July 2010.

Light on the Gospel

  • Date:

    30-06-2010

  • Author:

    Antony Billington

At a time of ongoing discussions on the nature of the gospel, Antony Billington, LICC’s Head of Theology, seeks to shed some light on what Scripture says, seeing it flow from the character of God himself as one who ‘so loved the world’ – a love demonstrated supremely in the cross of Christ – resulting in transformed lives and church commu...

Six of the Best (7): Books on Biblical Interpretation at an Intermediate Level

  • Date:

    28-06-2010

  • Author:

    Antony Billington

As part of an ongoing series of ‘Six of the Best’ books in a particular area related to engaging with Scripture, Antony Billington (Head of Theology, LICC) looks at books on biblical interpretation written at an intermediate level.

Essays in Understanding the Bible (7): And the Moral of This Story...

  • Date:

    21-06-2010

  • Author:

    Helen Parry

In this series of essays, Helen Parry explores some basic principles for understanding the Bible. The essays are posted monthly on the LICC website, normally on the third Monday of the month. Since interpretation is not a dry academic exercise but is essential to a proper use of Scripture, each essay is followed by questions for reflection (and dis...

Six of the Best (6): Books on Preaching Biblical Genres

Essays in Understanding the Bible (6): Literal or Figurative?

Essays in Understanding the Bible (5): What Kind of Literature?

Billington’s Bookshelf (2009)

Essays in Understanding the Bible (4): The Importance of History

Exploring Biblical Themes (4): Sin

Essays in Understanding the Bible (3): The Big Picture

Six of the Best (5): Books on Biblical Genres

Essays in Understanding the Bible (2): The Unity and Diversity of the Bible

Exploring Biblical Themes (3): Humanity

Essays in Understanding the Bible (1): What is the Bible?

Six of the Best (4): Books on the Biblical Story

The Word of God and the People of God

Six of the Best (3): Books on Biblical Worldview Formation

Exploring Biblical Themes (2): Creation

Exploring Biblical Themes (1): Introduction

Six of the Best (2): Books on Biblical Themes

Rescuing Darwin

Six of the Best (1): Books for Beginners on Interpreting the Bible

Billington’s Bookshelf (2008)

When Worldviews Collide

Sentimentality in Christian Art & Worship

Cracking the Code

Learning from the Old Masters

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