Category: Biblical Character Study

Bible Study, Biblical Character Study, Family, Musings

Spiritual Family Tree

I have traced our family tree back 10 or 11 generations in this country, including the first generation of Scotch-Irish immigrants who fought in the American Revolution. And the Kilgour Clan (original spelling) can be traced many generations back in Scotland before being transported to Ireland by King James I. But for me one of the interesting …

Bible Study, Bible Study Methods/Hermeneutics, Biblical Character Study

Old Testament Character Studies

I have the privilege of teaching through a study of Old Testament character to two different groups this summer. As I prepare, it has become clear that too often we change our hermeneutical methodology when doing a character study.  So here is my short, but hopefully developing list of guidelines for studying Old Testament Characters: …