Asking Better Questions of the Bible

A Guide for the Wounded, Wary, and Longing for More

De: Marty Solomon

Narrado por: Marty Solomon

Too often when we come to the Bible, we settle for easy answers. We move quickly toward the allure of resolution. But when we ask the questions the Bible is asking, we will do these things instead:

• understand the Eastern perspective of words, numbers, and core principles like eternal life, truth, sin, and faith
• recognize the literary devices and the reclamation of stories used in the Torah
• read the historical books both as inspiration and as cautionary tales
• interpret the distinct genres in Wisdom Literature, such as psalms and proverbs
• decipher the unique elements of prophetic literature
• perceive the often tongue-in-cheek nature of the Gospel accounts
• view the New Testament letters as inspired, authoritative interpretation of the story of God

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The awakening of a proper way to consider the scriptures from the point of original contexts.

I’ve heard Mr. Solomon a lot and finally got this book. I listen to a lot of audio books and his reading came across as just that. A reading. But compared to many, he was awesome.

BEMA and BOOK

It's a great book. If you love to study your word, this is a great user-friendly book to help take that study to the next level :)

Fantastic Book

Really a blessing for my personal study and reading if Gods word! I am grateful for the work of Marty

Marty at His Best

Marty Solomon’s podcasts have created an entirely new realm in my pursuit of Jesus. Now, he uses much of his podcasts to reference & illustrate this book. Therefore, I found the book to be a wonderful reiteration of the teachings in the podcasts. That being said, those comments are in no wise meant to say that’s all this book contains! Far from it! He brings in some HUGE information & elaboration on ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS that has me reading this book for the second time, with highlighter, thesaurus, Torah, & Tanakh—Nevi’im & Ketuvim. Oh Marty! My soul blesses the Lord for this work He’s wrought by way of your “hands” and all the knowledge, experience & devotion to THE TEXT. So glad you did this!!!!

A book that helps you dive in and devour the text

Marty is a gifted teacher. Amazing perspectives and uncommon understanding of the word.
10/10 recommend this book and will read this more than once to digest.

Mind blowing!

I’ve been a Christian for 20 years. Raised in the church, walked away, and came back in my 20s. I’ve been listening to Marty’s podcast, BEMA, for several years. I stumbled across it… I had never listen to a podcast in my life and randomly listened to BEMA episode 1. MY MIND WAS BLOWN! It made me squirm a bit as well, because it challenged my thought processes and approach to the Word like never before. Thank you Lord for bringing Bema to my iPhone! This book is an overall synopsis of the deep dive given through the podcast. Marty is a gifted teacher. His podcast and book have all together deepened my walk with the Lord. I’m extremely cerebral and wow my entire biblical understanding shifted significantly.
I wish I had found Marty 20 years ago (even though he probably wasn’t streaming his teachings at that time…lol) While we can never master the text, I truly believe the tools listed by Marty have helped give me a deep understanding of the Bible from beginning to end. I now have fresh eyes for Gods Word 20 years later. I truly can’t get enough of his teachings.

An approach to the Bible we all need.

I dare say asking better questions will not only help our walk with the Bible but also our walk in life. I took a class at my work on how to ask better questions it opened my eyes to just how important it is and how dangerous our assumptions can be. I also learned that I had some pretty bad habits around how I asked questions, I would often want to start with the why questions but I learned that those types of questions are rarely helpful and are typically divisive. To truly get to better answers you have to start with better questions and ones that are inclusive and open by nature. Thank you Marty for your brave and wonderful work done here. I am looking forward to listening to this book over and over again as I Haggah it. Much love, Cory

This book can transfer your view of the Bible

If you have never heard of Marty Solomon or the BEMA podcast, this book may just blow you away. It may transform your thinking about the Bible in profound ways. If you want a new tool kit for understanding the Bible, this book may very well be your Huckleberry.

Thought provoking!!

If you’re looking for something to enrich your Bible reading, this is a great place to start. Highly recommended. Shalom.

Great book! Adds depth to faith!

Marty gives readers so much context to scripture. He doesn’t take anything away from the Bible we know, but he adds dimension, which makes it come alive and relevant in knew ways.