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In this episode, Dr. Dru Johnson steps into the Dojo to discuss some dangers in many common approaches to reading the Bible among evangelicals. Dru’s @ChristianityTodayMagazine article can be found at: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/april/quit-quiet-time-devotions-bible-literacy-reading-scripture.html

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro and housekeeping
00:02:47 - How Dru made JM’s day at SBL!
00:04:54 - Trained as a theologian; working as a Hebrew Bible scholar?
00:06:44 - Biblical authors’ use of surrounding cultural concepts and Dru’s upcoming book on the Torah & Darwinism
00:12:37 - How Scripture speaks to issues that it doesn’t specifically address
00:13:55 - What is the “Center for Hebraic Thought”?
00:16:31 - the Old Testament, Incarceration, Sex, and Ecology!
00:20:03 - The challenge of assessing Biblical Literacy 00:25:06 - ‘Our Daily Bread’ and the problem with daily devotionals among younger generations
00:28:06 - Biblical Literacy vs. Biblical Fluency
00:36:04 - The problem with “Microdosing” Scripture (BONUS EXCURSUS: Dru’s disagreement with L. Michael Morales and N.T. Wright on Biblical ‘symbolism’!)
00:48:08 - Quiet Time as an “Evangelical Sacrament” and its surprisingly modern origin
00:53:42 - The Scofield Bible’s influence
01:03:26 - The Aurality of Scripture and why it’s important to HEAR and DISCUSS the Bible
01:17:16 - How some modern devotional reading can tend toward Ouija/magic ritual
01:24:17 - How tone of voice can affect meaning and the need to carefully assess various literary aspects of Scripture
01:30:39 - “But this just seems like TOO MUCH WORK!” (growing in Biblical literacy)
01:33:04 - Ways we can “shift the devotional center of gravity” toward communal Bible engagement
01:52:06 - Outro

For more of Dru’s work follow him on social media and visit his page:
Twitter: @dru_johnson
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drujohnson.comAnd check out his books on various subjects at:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00DB2CEGC

For more on The Center for Hebraic Thought visit:
Hebraicthought.org and
biblicalmind.org

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