In Response to "Top 5 Places to Start Reading in Your Bible..."

A friend of mine from college, Adam Couturier, responded to my recent post titled, "Top 5 Places to Start Reading in Your Bible...".  It was a link to a post by Kem Meyer that I liked for people that are wanting to read the bible, but not sure where to start.  He did not agree with Kem's opinion on where to start and I appreciated his take on the post so I am sharing it with all of you.  

Another perspective to think about.

I am not a fan of these recommendations (granted this is her opinion, and stated as such - which she is entitled to have). I understand what the author was going for, but don't you think such a plan divorces the bible from any narrative theme or context? What sense does a savior make, if there is no notion of a fall? What are people saved from? If there is no Abrahamic covenant, where does the Seed come from? How can we really understand the wisdom literature (Proverbs or Ecc.) without a strong understanding of natural theology grounded in creation? I think this reading list misses the greater context of scripture (which a top 5 list will naturally do), but there is no attempt to find a greater meta-narrative, and that seems like a shame for a starting point.

just my $.02
                                                                              Adam Couturier

Adam has a great blog that you can check out at www.parkersmood.wordpress.com

Comments

[Adam Couturier]

Thanks for the kind words and the link