with no tradition of studying the Bible. We began a “Book of the Month” club, reading privately an Old Testament book one month and a New Testament book the next month; at the end of the month we met to discuss our discoveries and our problems. During the second month, we read I Kings and then met for discussion; the substance of that discussion was illuminating. Although we recognized that there were “good” parts, in general we reacted against the book, especially against the warlike material in