Religion 121 Home Page

Welcome to Religion 121, Section K. The page you see before you is meant to be a guide through a semester of learning about interpretation of Biblical texts (including narrative and poetry), considering how the Bible views the morals of daily life, and how we can forge connections between what the Bible speks to about moral living in Biblical times and how we are to live today. Are the two lifestylese connected? Should the Bible, a document that is thousands of years aged, even be used to address our contemporary world? Possible answers to these questions and more are contained in the links below. Also included is a link to Bible Gateway, an online tool for looking up texts reference in any of the writings on this site. Happy interpreting!

Focused Interpreation 1
Focused Interpretation 2
Focused Interpretation 3
Focused Interpretation 4
Question #1: How have my skills of interpreting the Bible developed over the course of the semester?
Question #2: How does the Bible approach the idea of a moral life?
Question #3: Can and should the Bible be used to address contemporary moral issues?
FAQs: Terms to Help Interpret
Ethics Update: Is the Iraq War Morally Justified?
About the Author
St. Olaf Home Page
Bible Gateway: Resource for Viewing Noted Texts