A guided reading path
How should we read Scripture carefully?
Begin with each text’s particular voice, examine a proposed connection, and then consider a wider theological framework. These evangelical and Reformed readings offer methods to test against Scripture, not a consensus of all biblical scholarship.
Step 1 · essay
Setting the Stage for the Four Gospels →
- Question to carry
- What does reading a Gospel as a whole reveal before comparison begins?
- Where to start
- Begin with ‘Two Ways to Read the Gospels.’ Read one account before comparing a shared episode.
Step 2 · essay
Despite Having Few References to Jesus, the Book of James Is Remarkably Christological →
- Question to carry
- How strong is the evidence for each proposed echo of Jesus?
- Where to start
- Compare the essay’s examples with the passages in James; distinguish clear wording from possible allusion.
Step 3 · essay
Covenant Theology →
- Question to carry
- How does a larger covenantal account organize the texts you have read?
- Where to start
- Read the introductory essay as a Reformed framework, retaining its distinction between biblical and theological covenants.
Bring the readings together
Compare what each scale of reading reveals: one literary work, connections between passages, and a theological account of the whole. Where does the text support the framework, and where should the framework face further questions?
These sequences are Diatheke’s editorial guidance. Source descriptions, confessional statements, and philosophical arguments retain their distinct roles.
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