Second, the history of God's people casts light on the inspired library. In other words, Christians can get help by reading or hearing the Bible in the context of church tradition. Those with Scripture training can help us understand God's words through their preaching and teaching. It may be helpful to see how the approach to Scripture suggested in the accompanying box on studying the Bible throws light on a particular area, the Gospels. This image is certainly not to be discarded.
Biographies usually start with the subject's parentage and birth.
Drawing on all available data, they try to recount dispassionately the career and importance of the subject. Also, when the various Gospels report the same scene, the thrust is often different. A common approach today relates them to preaching. The early followers of Jesus who had been with Him during His ministry preached about Him to different audiences. They would have selected from memories of His words and deeds what would give people insight into Jesus and thus facilitate conversion.