Not sure where to begin with serious Bible study? Start here. Yarbrough introduces the same basic interpretive tools used in seminary: observation, context, genre, and application, but does it in a way that is approachable for everyday readers. Understanding the Bible’s overarching narrative helps you place passages in the right order and context, and learning to recognize genre matters more than we sometimes realize. Read poetry like historical narrative and you can get twisted up quickly.
What I especially enjoy is Dr. Yarbrough’s inviting style. He uses funny stories from his own life to make the material memorable and, along the way, reminds you that seminary professors and seminary presidents are just people too. It is a warm, practical entry point into reading Scripture more carefully.