Reading the Bible as Meditation Literature
Psalms 1-2
Dr. Tim Mackie
What does it mean to read the Bible as meditation literature? Learn the tools and skills that unlock the Bible’s literary styles—structure, parallelism, and repeated words—and see how Psalms 1 and 2 invite a lifetime of engagement with Scripture.
4 Hours 47 Minutes
Learning Objectives
After you complete this full class, you will be able to understand and communicate the following:
- The biblical meaning of meditation
- The most common literary techniques used by the biblical authors to encourage reading the Bible as meditation literature
- How to identify structure and parallelism within biblical literature
- The key themes and structure of Psalms 1 and 2
- How Psalms 1 and 2 relate to one another
- How Psalms 1 and 2 function as the introduction to the Psalms scroll and the collection of the Hebrew Bible called the Writings (or Ketuvim)
- How the biblical authors connect and coordinate the entire Bible through repeated words and themes at key junctures in the collection
4 Hours 47 Minutes
Lecture Time
2
Modules
9
Classroom Sessions
Your Teacher
Dr. Tim Mackie
Tim Mackie is a writer and creative director for BibleProject. He has a Ph.D. in Semitic Languages and Biblical Studies. He wrote his dissertation on the manuscript history of the book of Ezekiel, with a focus on the Septuagint and Dead Sea Scrolls. What a total nerd! He was a professor at Western Seminary and served as a teaching pastor for many years.