Intertextuality: What Is It and Is It Helpful? (Part 3)
In this post I conclude a three-part series on intertextuality. I began by providing a brief history of the term and of... Read More
Intertextuality: What Is It and Is It Helpful? (Part 2)
Previously I began a series on intertextuality by providing a brief history of the term and of the controversies surrounding its meaning.... Read More
Intertextuality: What Is It and Is It Helpful?
Recent weeks have found me immersed in the study of intertextuality, a trendy and cherished buzzword in academe. Defining intertextuality has proved... Read More
An Attempt at Biblical Theology in Poetic Verse
I think it’s fair to say that art can reach the inner person quicker than an outline (though perhaps “art” is a strong... Read More
Is ‘Divine Accommodation’ a Trojan Horse for Weakened Biblical Inerrancy?
Last month my colleagues and I had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (for more on... Read More
Originalism and Labeling the Dispensational Hermeneutic
The use of the term literal in dispensational hermeneutics has had a rocky history. Even if we can get past the snickering... Read More
Hebrews and the revelation of the Son
Have you ever noticed that the writer of Hebrews never directly quotes from Jesus?[1] Of course, the New Testament epistles do not... Read More
Paul’s Strange Proof: Psalm 19:4 in Romans 10:18
But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words... Read More
The Old Testament’s Mysterious Witness to the Gospel: Romans 16:25–27
25 Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in... Read More
Warrant for the Analogical Interpretation of Select Scriptures, Part II
In my previous post, I noted the existence of several examples of the use of the Old Testament in the New that... Read More