On Saturday, December 24th, Christmas Eve services will be held at 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. On Sunday, December 25th, there will only be one service, held at 11:00 a.m. There will be fellowship at 10:00 a.m. in lieu of Sunday School.
Archives for December 2016
Interpreting Historical Narrative: Characters and Plot
December 15, 2016 By
Charles Dickens has lots to say about the horror of orphans living in Industrial Age London. But he doesn’t just come right out and say it. He tells his powerful and heart-rending tales, about poor little Oliver Twist, say. “Please, sir, I want some more….” Narratives don’t usually come out and tell you “the point.” […]
Historical narratives are historical narratives
December 8, 2016 By
In our last post, we began to explore the rules of the game for one particular biblical genre: historical narrative. This is a vitally important genre to properly understand, as it is far and away the largest type of literature found in the bible (at least 50%!). We discussed the fact that historical narratives are […]
