Talking with the Bible: Scripture as Conversation Partner

The Bible is full of sound and fury—just like the world that looks to it for answers. It is
also a powerful resource for understanding and moving beyond conflict. Talking with the
Bible helps readers understand how and why we have conversations with the Bible in
our communities of faith. There is no one way to talk with the Bible and no one way the
Bible talks to us. Rather, there are a number of differing, sometimes contradictory ways
in which we understand the Bible in conversation and as a dialogue partner. Through
studying scripture, together and alone, we can become more sensitive and adept at
listening to and understanding one another.

The accompanying study guide contains a series of texts and questions intended to
provoke thought and discussion about talking with the Bible.Donn Morgan;, Donn Morgan