Who We Are and What We Do
The NOBS seminar is a group of biblical scholars and biblical storytellers. The scholars in the seminar are professors at seminaries and colleges around the United States; the storytellers are fulltime professional storytellers and clergy who use storytelling as a central dimension of their ministry. We are pursuing a coordinated program of research from our varied perspectives on biblical methodology, interpretation, and pedagogy. We meet annually to share the results of our research for the year, to plan our work for the coming year, and to provide leadership for the Festival Gathering of the Network of Biblical Storytellers.
Our Vision
The interpretation of the stories as silent texts read as documents has led to pervasive misunderstandings of the meaning of the stories in their original context. Our vision is that the systematic reinterpretation of biblical stories based on biblical storytelling will transform our understanding of the stories in their original context, and open new possibilities for their interpretation in digital culture. The processes of learning, telling and experiencing biblical stories have a significant impact on the spiritual lives of persons in post-literate, digital culture. A second dimension of our vision is that the seminar will develop and implement new pedagogical approaches to teaching the Bible.
