Becoming the Interpreted Interpreter
This is one of my favorite comments in Childs's opening discussion of method in his Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments (86–...
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Here an Apostle Speaks . . .
John Webster, commenting on the proper response to the claims of a text like Heb 1:1-4, a text that claims God speaks definitively in the re...
The Alien Voice of Scripture
Because theological interpretation attends to theology proper, it must assume that its task is to allow the divine voice–sometimes an alie...
The Two-Way Street Between the Pastor and the Professor
It might also be refreshing for the pastor to be told that the interaction between the university and the parish is not a one-way street. I...
What is Theological Interpretation? Kevin Vanhoozer
Theological interpretation is the process of keeping the canonical practices alive and well in the believing community. The canon is not p...
Theological Interpretation of Scripture, Book Review
Title: Theological Interpretation of Scripture Author: Stephen Fowl Publisher: Cascade Books, 2009 Price: $13.00 ( amzn ) Binding: P...
When did Theologians Lose Interest in Theology?
In the self-assured world of modernity people seek to make sense of the Scriptures, instead of hoping, with the aid of the Scriptures, to ma...
Book Preview: Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture
Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice . Daniel Treier has released his much anticipated (at l...
How do you make sense of the "predestination" and "election" language in Chapter 1 of Ephesians?
Recently, a friend asked me through email what I thought about the predestination and election language in Ephesians 1:3-14. Here are some o...
Jesus as the Messiah, Sermon Series
This past month, one of my professors, Dr. Jason Lee , preached an excellent sermon series at my church on Jesus as the Messiah. By careful...
How to make sense of the Tabernacle requirements at the end of Exodus?
Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them (Ex 25:8). In reading through the Pentateuch toward the end of Exodus, t...
Why did Jesus have to heal the Blind Man Twice in Mark 8?
In Mark 8:22-26, Jesus encounters a blind man in Bethsaida. To heal the man, Jesus spit on the man's eyes and laid his hands on him. The...
First Theology: God, Scripture, and Hermeneutics
Where do you start thinking theologically? What path is the best way to begin thinking about God? In First Theology , Vanhoozer contends th...
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