About The Big Bible Project
From 2010–2015, the BigBible Project sought to host conversations about the Bible through local reading groups & online conversations. Since 2016, the project has taken a slightly different focus, hosting discussion from experts on Biblical Literacy and Biblical Reception in a Digital World. The 2010–2015 archive can be found here.
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Hosea Archive
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![When Plato and the Greeks said that art imitates life, they were making a statement about the very nature of things. A belief that was questioned, none more so, by Oscar Wilde, when he suggested that life, more often, imitates […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/file000897541556-115x115.jpg "Hosea, the prophet imitating life (@darrenrhill)")
Hosea, the prophet imitating life (@darrenrhill)
Posted on April 29, 2015 | No CommentsWhen Plato and the Greeks said that art imitates life, they were making a statement about the very nature of things. A belief that was questioned, none more so, by Oscar Wilde, when he suggested that life, more often, imitates […] -
![If nothing else, we know where a good prophet stands. There’s little ambiguity in their assertion of God’s voice for the situation, little greyness in their declaration of ‘thus says the Lord’, little equivocation about the right way forward […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Prophet_Hosea_in_Augsburg_Cathedral-115x115.jpg "Knowing the Lord (Ed Mackenzie)")
Knowing the Lord (Ed Mackenzie)
Posted on April 20, 2015 | No CommentsIf nothing else, we know where a good prophet stands. There’s little ambiguity in their assertion of God’s voice for the situation, little greyness in their declaration of ‘thus says the Lord’, little equivocation about the right way forward […] -
![I know we’re sometimes cautioned against having favourites. But I have to declare at the outset that, as far as books of the Bible go, Hosea is probably mine. I couldn’t even say for sure why. It’s bitter pain, laced […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Niederdeutsches_Bibelzentrum_St._Jürgen_06_2014_13-115x115.jpg "Hosea: The Holy Habit of Obedience (@longingtobeholy)")
Hosea: The Holy Habit of Obedience (@longingtobeholy)
Posted on April 19, 2015 | No CommentsI know we’re sometimes cautioned against having favourites. But I have to declare at the outset that, as far as books of the Bible go, Hosea is probably mine. I couldn’t even say for sure why. It’s bitter pain, laced […] -
![Reading the book of the prophet Hosea is not a very comfortable task. Any book that has the word ‘whoredom’ in the second sentence is likely to be pretty colourful and Hosea’s message doesn’t really lighten as you progress through the […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hosea-6-6-115x115.jpg "Hosea – the Prophet that makes me quake in my boots! (@nicolahwriter)")
Hosea – the Prophet that makes me quake in my boots! (@nicolahwriter)
Posted on April 18, 2015 | No CommentsReading the book of the prophet Hosea is not a very comfortable task. Any book that has the word ‘whoredom’ in the second sentence is likely to be pretty colourful and Hosea’s message doesn’t really lighten as you progress through the […] -
![What was the religious teaching like at your school? If you had any. A boring constant drip that you learned to ignore? For some people the Christian teaching they received at school put them off Christianity for life. Thankfully, […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/drip-339939_640-115x115.jpg "Hosea and God’s compassion (@Seeking1st)")
Hosea and God’s compassion (@Seeking1st)
Posted on April 14, 2015 | No CommentsWhat was the religious teaching like at your school? If you had any. A boring constant drip that you learned to ignore? For some people the Christian teaching they received at school put them off Christianity for life. Thankfully, […] -
![Love is a complicated thing. We often hear the phrase “God is love” given as a pithy answer, an unthinking shortcut to a question we might not care to think about too hard. What sort of an answer is it? […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/lovegod-115x115.jpg "God, the jilted lover (@TheAlethiophile)")
God, the jilted lover (@TheAlethiophile)
Posted on April 10, 2015 | No CommentsLove is a complicated thing. We often hear the phrase “God is love” given as a pithy answer, an unthinking shortcut to a question we might not care to think about too hard. What sort of an answer is it? […] -
![The story of Aaron’s sons, as told in Leviticus 10, should be a warning to us all to give to God what He wants rather than seeking to give Him what we want. If you are not familiar with this […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/220px-The_Sin_of_Nadab_and_Abihu-115x115.jpg "Becoming like Nadab and Abihu")
Becoming like Nadab and Abihu
Posted on March 22, 2013 | No CommentsThe story of Aaron’s sons, as told in Leviticus 10, should be a warning to us all to give to God what He wants rather than seeking to give Him what we want. If you are not familiar with this […] -
![Each day we will select an extract from the Narnia novels, The Screwtape Letters or Mere Christianity, combined with a Bible passage (not necessarily restricted to Luke’s gospel), something to think about, a prayer, and an action (usually from @40Acts). We’d love it, […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/9780064409421_0_Cover-115x115.jpg "#BigRead13: Day 13: Safe?")
#BigRead13: Day 13: Safe?
Posted on February 25, 2013 | 3 CommentsEach day we will select an extract from the Narnia novels, The Screwtape Letters or Mere Christianity, combined with a Bible passage (not necessarily restricted to Luke’s gospel), something to think about, a prayer, and an action (usually from @40Acts). We’d love it, […] -
![You will probably have noticed that we have now entered the season of Lent. Like many blogs, BigBible has both acknowledged and embraced this. For many, Lent is a season of self-denial. This may be avoiding a luxury or two, […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Sweet-115x115.jpg "Spiritual Disciplines: The Holy Habit of Study (@longingtobeholy)")
Spiritual Disciplines: The Holy Habit of Study (@longingtobeholy)
Posted on February 19, 2013 | 6 CommentsYou will probably have noticed that we have now entered the season of Lent. Like many blogs, BigBible has both acknowledged and embraced this. For many, Lent is a season of self-denial. This may be avoiding a luxury or two, […] -
![[View the story “#BigBible #SatSess: January 2013” on Storify] #BigBible #SatSess: January 2013 In this ‘Big Bible’ teaching session we look at ‘the Bible in the Bible’—in other words, part of the Bible—the NT—looks back at another part—the OT—as its […]](http://archive.bigbible.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bigbible-jan-115x115.png "#BigBible Saturday Session: Reading the Old Testament through the New Testament")
#BigBible Saturday Session: Reading the Old Testament through the New Testament
Posted on January 5, 2013 | No Comments[View the story “#BigBible #SatSess: January 2013” on Storify] #BigBible #SatSess: January 2013 In this ‘Big Bible’ teaching session we look at ‘the Bible in the Bible’—in other words, part of the Bible—the NT—looks back at another part—the OT—as its […]
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