1. How to read the Bible for all its worth

2. God is a speaking God We live in a visual culture What do words mean?
We can know the Bible truly, but not absolutely

3. Understanding the Bible
God’s Word
Me today

4. Understanding the Bible
God’s Word
Spoken into history
Me today

5. Understanding the Bible
So what?
What does it mean?
What does it say?

6. …so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
[Luke 1.4]
Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
[John ]

7. Ruth 2 v1-2: Naomi & Ruth talk v3: Ruth gleaning
v4-7: Boaz & reapers talk
v8-9: Boaz & Ruth – talk about reaping
v10-13: Boaz & Ruth – talk about Yahweh
v14: Boaz & Ruth – talk about reaping
v15-16: Boaz & reapers talk
v17: Ruth gleaning
v18-22: Naomi & Ruth talk

8. Jonah
v4: The Lord hurled a great wind on the sea + storm begins + sailors fear
v6: ‘Call out to your god that we won’t perish
v7: ‘that we may know on whose account…’
v8: Sailors question Jonah
v9: ‘I fear…’
v10: Sailors fear
v11: Sailors question Jonah
v12: ‘I know that it is on my account’ [lit]
v14: Sailors call to the Lord that we won’t perish
v15: The sailors hurl Jonah into the sea + storm ceases + sailors fear