{"product_id":"enjoying-the-bible-literary-approaches-to-loving-the-scriptures-9781540961662","title":"Enjoying the Bible: Literary Approaches to Loving the Scriptures","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Book Award of Merit (Beautiful Orthodoxy)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMany Christians view the Bible as an instruction manual. While the Bible does provide instruction, it can also captivate, comfort, delight, shock, and inspire. In short, it elicits emotion--just like poetry. By learning to read and love poetry, says literature professor Matthew Mullins, readers can increase their understanding of the biblical text and learn to love God's Word more. Each chapter includes exercises and questions designed to help readers put the book's principles and practices into action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Mullins\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) is associate professor of English and history of ideas at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePostmodernism in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519910678802,"sku":"9781540961662","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39b1d631-a672-44c8-9fd3-7848b2ee992e.jpg?v=1731071131","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/enjoying-the-bible-literary-approaches-to-loving-the-scriptures-9781540961662","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}