Last week I thanked Mark Batterson for his blurb on my forthcoming The Bible as Improv this week it is Dwight Friesen, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle and author of Thy Kingdom Connected, that gets thanked.
“If you have ever witnessed a jazz ensemble breathe fresh life into a classic Miles Davis piece, then you have a sense of what Ron Martoia is inviting us to through The Bible as Improv. Faithfulness and playfulness dancing together toward fullness of life; immersion in the history of the art, keen awareness of prior interpretations, skilled with one’s instrument, thoughtful study of the charts, interpreters playing off one another in community and with the audience. The Bible as Improv is a beautiful exercise in practical biblical hermeneutics.”
A blog review was just posted last night…
“Ron Martoia wants to change how we read the Bible. In fact, he believes, we’ve been reading the Bible wrong for a while now…”
full review here
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