How to Study the Bible: Focus on Poetry | Mark Lanier

Biblical Literacy with Mark Lanier

Mark taught lesson 2 on How to Study the Bible with a focus on the genre of Poetry. The lesson’s three points: 1 A little Bible background: Old Testament written mostly in Hebrew. New Testament written mostly in Greek. Afterward and primarily due to the dominant language of the Roman Empire the scriptures were translated into Latin. 2. Reading different passages: Psalms are various styles of poetry or songs. Learn about the parallelisms and how they help in understanding poetic scripture. 3. Po…