Reading the Bible in community

'As we read in community, seeking the help of the Spirit to be transformed by our encounter with the text, the three angles of vision provided by Jesus as prophet, poet, and pastor will constantly come into play. In this way the Bible will always be prophetic – energizing us with its eschatological vision of the shalom of God; that all-encompassing wholeness permeating the whole cosmos and healing creation of the alienating effects of the Powers; subversive – reminding us that we are called to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom of God whose values are so alien to the domination system which holds sway over the world and from which we have been liberated in Jesus; and, sustaining – providing us with nourishment for the journey and equipping us with all we need for the ongoing task of mission,' Lloyd Pietersen, Reading the Bible after Christendom.