With just a bit of focused effort, you too can better understand the biblical scriptures. 

The World Behind the Text  This gives us the historical backdrop of what we are reading. It tells us who the author is and who the passage is written to, including the culture and what life was like at the time.

The World of the Text  This includes the literary features: poetry, imagery, repetition and contrast, highlighting the relationship from one passage to the others around it and the connection from one book to another.

The World in Front of the Text  This is our world, more specifically your world. When you study the world in front of the text, you bring your perspective and world views to the Bible and it comes alive; it begins to speak to you.