How To Study The Bible | Lenses of Context Pt 1 - Historical | EP144
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Perhaps the most frequent question we hear is, “How do I learn to study the Bible in context on my own?” That’s why we wrote a free e-book called The #1 Mistake Most Everyone Makes Reading the Bible (available for FREE at walkingthetext...) and why we’re launching this new series.
In the first episode of our new six-part mini-series Lenses of Context, Walking The Text founder Brad Gray shows us how understanding the historical context of a passage can amplify its meaning. The Bible is filled with subtle clues that reveal the state of the world at the time the passage was written. From a historical perspective these clues include things like: Who’s in charge? What’s their rule or reign like? What else is happening in the world? And what sort of implications do these things have for the world at the time of this particular passage?
For instance, in Revelation 3:1-6, Jesus has a message for the church in Sardis. Located in Western Asia Minor (present day Turkey), one of the unique features of Sardis was the towering, impenetrable walls of the acropolis. When attacked, the citizens of Sardis would flee to the top of the acropolis and simply wait out their enemies. Unfortunately, the height of their walls made them overconfident in ways that would prove devastating.
Consequently, in the sixth century BC, the Persians laid siege to Sardis. During the siege, a Persian observed a Lydian soldier retrieve a fallen helmet from a secret place in the wall. Later, the Persians attacked this location and caught the city by surprise. Hundreds of years later, the city would be conquered in a similar fashion. Sardis has a history of being asleep and overconfident. And when Jesus addresses the church at Sardis, he likens their faithfulness to the overconfidence of Sardis. If we don’t understand that history, we’ll miss what Jesus was saying. By the end of this first episode in Lenses of Context: Historical, you’ll be equipped with a set of five questions to ask any passage you’re reading in order to understand its historical context.
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Wow! Paul instructed Timothy right! Study! The Sardis example blew me away! I never connected it historically. Thanks!
I absolutely love what is being taught through this series! Thank you.
Thanks so much for your encouragement.
This was so informational it was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing. Just what I was looking for.
Glad to hear it Sam. Thanks for following along with us.
This is awesome and how I like to study the word. Thank you for this. Looking forward to more
Thanks Sheryn!
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As someone who is really into history, this helped a whole lot! Thank you and keep up the good work :)
I'm so glad to hear that. Thanks for the encouragement!
Thank you for this teaching.
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I can't find the free ebook.
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I can't seem to find the 3rd edition, unless there is a mistake in this video, I could only find the 2nd edition.
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What's the frequency of these videos? I would like to follow this teaching
Hi Marvin, we release a new episode every other Tuesday. So the next one released in this mini-series will release this coming Tuesday. Thrilled you're following along!
Ok I get it but how do we find out the history for ourselves how do we learn the history
Hi Thelma, learning the history involves #1.) Understanding that there's history involved and therefore learning to ask, "What's the history behind this text?" #2.) Finding the history for yourself means knowing where to look. We put out a monthly Recommended Resource to help point our community in the direction of the very best historical, cultural, geographical, linguistic, visual and literary Bible backgrounds material. #3.) The best place to get started would be with a good Bible Background Commentary. We'd recommend the IVP Bible Background Commentary. The Old Testament Commentary is by John Walton and the New Testament Commentary is by Craig Keener.
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