Christian Platonism: Friend or Foe?
Christian Platonism. Friend or Foe? The Christian system has long been dogged by the question of philosophical grounding and the ancient comparison... Read More
Seated Upright, Fully Clothed, and in My Right Mind: Musing About Hermeneutics
For those of you who knew about and prayed for my recent open-heart surgery, I want to offer my deepest thanks. The... Read More
The Sufficiency of Scripture and Transcendental Knowledge
A few weeks ago I was alerted to a criticism raised about an old blog post of mine—a post in which I... Read More
Why Would We Give Up Our Hands and Feet?
It is refreshing to read a new commentary that not only says something new (i.e., it is not merely repeating what others... Read More
On Originalist Hermeneutics
A few years back I made a proposal that we replace the label “literal translation” with a better one—originalism—a term that has... Read More
Did New Testament Writers Misread the Context of Old Testament Passages?
One of the most complex issues in biblical interpretation lies in understanding the ways in which later writers of Scripture used earlier... Read More
The Overrealized Eschatology of Progressive Covenantalism
I first came across the phrase “overrealized eschatology” in a seminary class on the exegesis of 1 Corinthians. The idea had been... Read More
From Chariot to Ferrari: On the Importance of Proper Analogy
Analogies are powerful things, for they take something less known and put it beside something better known. The power of the analogy... Read More
Peruse and Justify: On the Meaning of Words
James 2 indicates that Abraham is justified by works (δικαιόω—Jas 2:21) when he presented Isaac on the altar (Gen 22). Paul indicates... Read More
Triadic Hermeneutics
When we exegete a passage, three poles must always be in mind. First, there is a historical dimension to every text. This... Read More