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In Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes pastor Josh Scott looks at familiar Bible stories and reveals new details and interpretations for an adult audience. This six-week Bible study will consider stories many read as children including Noah's Ark, the binding of Isaac, Jonah and the big fish, Jesus and Zacchaeus, Jesus healing a blind man, and the parable of the talents. Scott reimagines these stories and opens new visions for readers to understand well known pieces of Scripture in our current cultural environment.

Speakers:Josh Scott

Writers:Josh Scott

Topics:Bible

Source:Abingdon Press

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Bible Stories For Grown-Ups Session 1: Preventing the Flood

Author Josh Scott discusses the story of Noah and the Ark, connecting the gift of the Ark to humanity’s need for empathy.

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Bible Stories For Grown-Ups Session 2: A New Vision of God

Author Josh Scott explores the story of the binding and sacrifice of Isaac, and God’s invitation to step toward wholeness and flourishing.

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Bible Stories For Grown-Ups Session 3: It's Not About the Fish

Author Josh Scott looks at the story of Jonah and the big fish, and the imaginative task of putting ourselves in Jonah’s place.

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Bible Stories For Grown-Ups Session 4: Jesus in Unexpected Places

Author Josh Scott unpacks the Parable of the Talents, suggesting we see Jesus in an unexpected role.

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Bible Stories For Grown-Ups Session 5: When Repentance Isn't Enough

Author Josh Scott delves into the story of Zaccheus, which he interprets as a story of repentance and ushering in the Kingdom of God.

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Bible Stories For Grown-Ups Session 6: Updating Our Lenses

Author Josh Scott discusses the story of Jesus’s healing of the blind man, showing how the story is actually about opening the eyes of the disciples.

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Bible Stories for Grown-Ups Preview

In Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes pastor Josh Scott looks at familiar Bible stories and reveals new details and interpretations fo...

Josh Scott | 1867 views | 1 year ago updated

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Read the Bible for the first time – again.

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