Jul 28, 2010
"Reading Scripture..." - C. Hall: Quote #11 - Chrysostom on reading the NT
A good reminder from a dead man who yet speaks. Swim in the NT! Read more
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History of Hermeneutics (III): A. Jewish - 2. Types of Jewish herm. - II
What is pesher? Read more
Jul 23, 2010
"Reading Scripture..." - C. Hall: Quote #10 Basil the Great on old in light of new
Basil's interpretive method illustrates a fundamental patristic hermeneutical principle. Read more
Jul 22, 2010
"Reading Scripture..." - C. Hall: Quote #9 Gregory of Nazianzus' hermeneutic
What does biblical inspiration imply for hermeneutics? Here's the way one Church Father sees it. Read more
Jul 15, 2010
"Reading Scripture..." - C. Hall: Quote #8 An Early Church Mother - Melania
Hall discusses the early church "Mothers". Melania the Elder was one of them. Read more
Jul 14, 2010
"Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers" - Christopher A. Hall: Quote #7
From Moses to Jesus - "...for they shall inheret the earth." Are the members of the new covenant more blessed than the chief figure of the old based on Matt. 5:5? And if so, why do the fathers often hear and see where we tend to be deaf and blind? Read more
Jun 30, 2010
History of Hermeneutics (II): A. Jewish - 2. Types of Jewish hermeneutical method
We will examine four types of ancient Jewsih hermeneutics: a. literal, b. midrash, c. pesher, d. allegorical, and e. typological. Today - literal and midrash. Read more
Jun 30, 2010
"Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers" - Christopher A. Hall: Quote #6
Should we "look beyond our own theological and hermeneutical noses"? Read more
Jun 29, 2010
"Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers" - Christopher A. Hall: Quote #5
Historical, cultural, and philosophical distance is often used against utilizing the fathers to assist us in our interpretive quest. Are our worlds too far apart for us to learn from them? Read more
Jun 28, 2010
"Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers" - Christopher A. Hall: Quote #4
What kind of books should we read to learn to think? Read more
Jun 26, 2010
"Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers" - Christopher A. Hall: Quote #3
How enlightened are you? Read more
Jun 26, 2010
History of Hermeneutics (I): A. Jewish - 1. Intro.
In our discussion of the history of hermeneutics, we will discuss the following A. Jewish Hermeneutics and B. Christian Hermeneutics. This is the typical approach you will find in most treatments of the history of biblical hermeneutics from a Christian perspective. Read more
Jun 25, 2010
"Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers" - Christopher A. Hall: Quote #2
Just me, my Bible, and the Holy Spirit? Read more
Jun 24, 2010
Covenant Radio Interviews #1 and 2 - Vos and Owen
Parts I and II of an interview with the Covenant Radio guys about Vos and Owen. Read more
Jun 23, 2010
"Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers" - Christopher A. Hall: Quote #1
In the coming days, I will post quotes from Hall's book. Here's the first. Read more
Jun 23, 2010
Covenant Radio Interview #1 - Vos and Owen
Here's an interview I did with Covenant Radio. We discussed Geerhardus Vos and John Owen. Read more
Jun 19, 2010
Lecture notes on the history of hermeneutics coming soon
Lecture notes on the history of hermeneutics coming soon Read more
May 11, 2010
Only God can make God dear to sinners - David C. Steinmetz
Steinmetz on Staupitz and Luther. Read more
May 8, 2010
Abstract of Vos/Owen dissertation
The thesis of this study is that Geerhardus Vos’ biblical-theological method should be viewed as a post-Enlightenment continuation of the pre-critical federal theology of seventeenth-century Reformed orthodoxy. Vos wrote in the context of the liberalism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth ... Read more
May 3, 2010
Irenaeus' hermeneutic
Ever wondered if the concepts of recapitulation, typology, salvation-history, and covenantal structure waited until the Reformation to be discovered? Read more
Apr 28, 2010
Barcellos dissertation available: The Family Tree of Reformed Biblical Theology
The Family Tree of Reformed Biblical Theology: Geerhardus Vos and John Owen - Their Methods of and Contributions to the Articulation of Redemptive History is now available from the publisher. The book argues that Geerhardus Vos' biblical-theological method should be viewed as a post-Enlightenment ... Read more
Apr 26, 2010
Dr. Renihan's course on Puritanism reminder
Dr. Jim Renihan to teach course on Puritanism this June. Read more