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Karen Swallow Prior and Jen Pollock | How Does Literature Deepen Our Understanding of Scripture?
In this episode of TGC Q&A, Karen Swallow Prior and Jen Pollock Michel discuss the question, “How does literature deepen our understanding of Scripture?” They address:
- 00:28 Reading vs. comprehension
- 01:10 Paying attention
- 02:19 How social reading has affected our comprehension
- 03:47 Reading difficult texts
- 04:38 Reading for formation
- 05:41 Practicing imagination
- 06:52 Required imagination
Explore more from TGC on this topic:
Want to Read Great Literature? Start Here: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/great-literature-start-here/
Why Every Story and All of Literature is Christ-Haunted: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/every-story-literature-christ-haunted/
Length: 8mins
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