Right before quarantine-induced cabin fever set in, I began a series of posts with interpretive book overviews. I made it only through Genesis and Exodus before life’s curve ball made me alter my swing for a season. Now I’m just about ready to get back to it.
With that said, I would like to draw your attention to the contents page, where I list all the books of the Bible for which I plan to write these interpretive overviews. Two of them already have pretty little hyperlinks, which will lead you to those first two posts I wrote back in March (which amounts to eons in virus-years).
The keen observers among you will notice that not all 66 books are included on the list. And those who have been trained in asking interpretive questions are wondering: Why are not all 66 books on the list? Have no fear; I will now tell you. The reason is because I must keep close reign on the magnitude of my ignorance I prefer not to write on topics where I have little to say that would be useful. And I have not yet spent enough time in the unlisted books to believe I have anything to say for which I could be accused of being useful.
This is, perhaps, where you come in. I would be pleased—nay, delighted—to publish guest posts from the many competent, yet ordinary, Bible students out there who are actually acquainted with the books absent from my list. For the purposes of this invitation, I don’t care how many degrees you have; I do care how well you’ve grasped the argument of one or more books of the Bible.
Here are some guidelines to keep in mind:
- Most Bible book overviews out there are focused on historical context (time and circumstances of writing) and observation: summarizing and re-stating the content. These are very important and helpful, but I am doing something different here. I am looking for overviews focused on interpretation: identifying main points, showing literary divisions, and following the author’s train of thought and/or argument. I am looking for overviews that walk through the argument of a book (see my posts on Genesis and Exodus for examples).
- Posts can be up to 1,300 words. But if you can say it in fewer words, please do so.
- I prefer your guest post to be submitted as a Google doc. Please simply share the doc with peter.krol@knowableword.com, adding any message you would like to introduce yourself. If you don’t have a Google account or don’t know how to create Google docs, you may attach a Word file to an email sent to peter.krol@knowableword.com.
- If I accept your submission, I will publish it here on the blog, link to it from the overviews page, include a bio linking to your own website or profiles page(s), and give you an extra entry in our next annual Bible reading giveaway.
Thank you for your help with this series, and I can’t wait to work together on this project with more of you!
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