Tim Mackie: How to Read the Bible (Part 1)

Most people were taught to believe the Bible, but almost no one was taught how it actually works. Why does Genesis repeat the same words over and over? Why do later stories echo earlier ones in ways that seem too precise to be accidental?

Bible Project co-founder Tim Mackie walks through how the biblical authors used design patterns, repeated keywords, and narrative "hyperlinking" to build meaning across the entire Hebrew Bible. From the word "good" threading through Genesis to the way Abraham's story mirrors the Garden of Eden, Tim shows why treating the Bible like a rule book or a textbook misses what these ancient literary artists were actually doing.

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