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Living by the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible is unavailable, but you can change that!

Mundane or motivational? Lackluster or lively? Redundant or reviving? What words would describe your personal Bible study? Be honest. If you’re like many people, you’ve probably felt at one time or another a twinge of guilt about not getting fully enjoyment out of personal Bible study time. You may wonder how some people can percolate with enthusiasm over the same passages you’ve read time and...

leaders. Matthew uses these incidents to call attention to the power struggle going on between the old system of self-righteous legalism and the new way of salvation in Christ. A related situation is the creation of a repeating pattern. Bible students have long recognized the parallels between the life of Joseph and the life of our Lord. Likewise, there are parallels between the experience of Israel and that of Jesus. Or take Saul and David in 1 and 2 Samuel: whatever Saul does wrong, David
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