Exploring Scripture 7 - Stringing Pearls with Gezera Shava
In today's episode, we explore an ancient interpretation method known as Gezera Shava and a concept some today call "stringing pearls." With these tools, we connect words and passages together to help gain greater insight into what God's Word is communicating. This is perhaps one of the most important and most common occurrences in the Bible and changed our lives when we began incorporating it into our Bible reading and study. We teach the concept, share some examples from the New Testament, and discuss how quoting shows like "Friends" or "The Office" can be a form of modern day Gezera Shava or stringing pearls.
References (Scripture NIV)Ketubot 62b - Rabbi Akiva Story
Proverbs 12:10
Luke 9:62 and 1 Kings 19:19-21
Matthew 21:13 and Jeremiah 7:11
Psalm 22
