With so many contradictory renditions of the biblical text, the public has lost confidence that we can actually know what the Bible says. It is an easy step from this skepticism to an indifference about what the Bible says. Leland Ryken Read Quote
Since God is the one who calls people to their work, the worker becomes a steward who serves God. Leland Ryken Read Quote
Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life. Leland Ryken Read Quote
In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy. Leland Ryken Read Quote
My claim is simply that the literary approach is one necessary way to read and interpret the Bible, an approach that has been unjustifiably neglected. Despite that neglect, the literary approach builds at every turn on what biblical scholars have done to recover the original, intended meaning of the biblical text. Leland Ryken Read Quote
The Bible is obviously a mixed book. Literary and nonliterary (expository, explanatory) writing exist side by side within the covers of this unique book. Leland Ryken Read Quote
There is a quiet revolution going on in the study of the Bible. At its center is a growing awareness that the Bible is a work of literature and that the methods of literary scholarship are a necessary part of any complete study of the Bible. Leland Ryken Read Quote
It is true that the Puritans banned all recreation on Sundays and all games of chance, gambling, bear baiting, horse racing, and bowling in or around taverns at all times. They did so, not because they were opposed to fun, but because they judged these activities to be inherently harmful or immoral. Leland Ryken Read Quote
The goal of Bible translation is be transparent to the original text – to see as clearly as possible what the biblical authors actually wrote. Leland Ryken Read Quote
