Reconstructive-Reading
The Bible wasn’t written in a vacuum. Biblical authors were manipulating oral traditions, developing counter-arguments and responding to specific situations. However, this is not always obvious in the text and needs to be reconstructed using methods such as mirror-reading, echo-reading and causal chains. I refer to this process as reconstructive-reading. Learn more about how I do this in the videos below:
Video: Reconstructing the missing Biblical context. Examples from Amos
Video: Glitches in the Matrix - How Awkwardness in the Biblical Text Points to Underlying Narratives
Video: Premises & Patterns - Reconstructive-Reading the Bible
Article: A Reconstructive-Reading Methodology
Interview: Amateur Hour #4 - Mirror Reading w/Michael, AKA Mira Scriptura
The Bible As Propaganda
Through reconstructive-reading, I discovered that the Bible is propaganda, with the exception of the authentic Pauline epistles. Furthermore, the Bible is deceptive propaganda, promoting the author’s agenda over truth. To learn more about the Bible as propaganda, watch the video below:
Video: The Bible As Propaganda
Article: Biblical Propaganda 101
Source/Redaction Criticism
Books of the Bible often consist of multiple sources or redactors. I consider the underlying narratives that the Biblical authors manipulate to be sources as well. Reconstructive-reading helps identify sources and redactions and vise versa. Learn more about my views on source/redaction criticism in this blog post:
Examples of Reconstructive-Reading
Video: The Dirty Secret of Solomon's Temple - The Phoenician Origin of Jerusalem & Its First Temple
Video: David & Jonathan: Bisexual Lovers or Father & Son? A response to Deborah Grace & Joel Baden
Video: Abner's Spear - A Reconstructive-Reading Of 2 Samuel 2:18-23
Video: Abigail - Slave of David: A Reconstruction of the Original Narrative of Abigail
Video: Isaiah Was A Failed Prophet - How the Biblical author changed Isaiah from failed to successful
Video: Jesus Was A Despised Tax Collector - A Reconstructive-Reading Of The Gospel Of Mark
Video: Ruth - Slave of Boaz: A Reconstruction of the Original Narrative of Ruth
Blog Post: David The Cuck & Bathsheba The Slut