In Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, Christopher J. H. Wright leads readers on an incredible journey through the rich history of Israel contained in the Old Testament, bringing to light the many streams of thought and practice that ultimately prepared the way for the advent of Jesus, Israel’s long-awaited Messiah. As Wright masterfully demonstrates, [...]
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Book Review: Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament
Posted: January 19, 2012 in bible, books, exegesis, Jesus, old testament, review, sonship, theology1
Affirming the Bible’s inspiration does not grant us license to read Scripture carelessly. God’s Word is present before us when our Bibles are open, but that doesn’t mean we will hear Him speaking after a single shoddy skimming of the text. The first thought that jumps into your head isn’t necessarily from God. [B. B. [...]
The Gospel Coalition blog has a helpful article on the hermeneutics of Jesus and the apostles, arguing that they were not “sloppy” or arbitrary in their exegesis. The author quotes from Greg Beale’s helpful article in Themelios entitled, “Did Jesus and His Followers Preach the Right Doctrine From the Wrong Texts? An Examination of the [...]
…Scripture has been read, prayed over, wrestled with, talked about and taught for two millennia before any of us were born. Those millennia have produced settled convictions about the Bible’s most significant teachings, as well as reliable practices of interpretation. Our primary attitude towards these things ought humbly to be that of a learner, not [...]
Verbal inspiration is not a license for reading words out of canonical context. We need to be able to grasp the whole, and to situate the parts in the whole. The unity of the Bible is neither that of a philosophical system nor a system of moral truths. On the contrary, the unified sum and [...]
Book Review: Welcome to the Story by Stephen Nichols
Posted: August 22, 2011 in bible, books, exegesis, history, reviewO God of truth, I thank thee for the holy Scriptures, their precepts, promises, directions, light. In them may I learn more of Christ, be enabled to retain his truth and have grace to follow it. – The Valley of Vision How do you approach the Bible? Do you see it as a collection of [...]
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Evangelical Christians gratefully affirm that the Bible is the very Word of God, His gracious revelation of Himself [...]
Carson & Piper Discuss the Value of Hermeneutics
Posted: July 27, 2011 in bible, exegesis, preaching, videoCheck out this interesting discussion in which Carson and Piper seem to disagree, at least to a limited extent, about the importance of hermeneutics in teaching and preaching the Bible. My personal opinion is that Carson is closer to the mark, as he offers a much more nuanced and balanced perspective on this issue. Piper [...]
