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Todd HainsBibleFeaturedFormationHermeneutics

Martin Luther, the Rule of Faith, and the Bible

Luther teaches that the catechism holds the entirety of the Christian faith. Even the educated laity and clergy need simple words and short summaries; how much more the simple and uneducated? Actually that’s why Luther thinks the simple need the […]

Guest WriterHermeneutics

The Relationship Between American Political Thought and Biblical Interpretation

Tim Scheiderer is a freelance writer and Southern Seminary graduate. He lives in metro Washington, DC. Culture is a force comprised of traditions curated and subsequently cherished in the hearts of the collective as years expire. It presses itself upon […]

Chris KrychoembodimentAnthropologyHermeneutics

God Become Man: Towards a Richer Theology of the Incarnation

Though the idea we ought to "incarnate" Christ to the world as Christ "incarnated" the Godhead to us is attractive, it misses something much better.

Kevin WhiteBibleHermeneuticsHistory/Church History

Literally?

Last week, Justin Taylor highlighted an article on the history of the interpretation of Genesis 1. I almost posted a rapid response, as the history of biblical interpretation is my

Christopher BensonFormationHermeneutics

Basil the Great: A Theology of Reading

When I taught humanities at a Christian secondary school, I spent the first week or so of the fall semester exploring how Christians should read because I anticipated that the pagan literature of the Greeks and Romans would chafe against […]

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneuticsEvangelicalism

The Body of the Word: Louis Gaussen's "Theopneustia"

While most evangelicals have never heard of Louis Gaussen, his Theopneustia lurked in the backdrop of evangelical discussions of inspiration for the better part of a century. (For the argument

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneuticsMeaning and HermeneuticsTheology and Practice

Meaning and Intention

My brother's recent puzzle spawned this response and subsequent discussion. The discussion continued that weekend for me--I spent a three hour car ride working through the issues

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneuticsMeaning and HermeneuticsScienceTheology and Practice

We are the Meaning Makers

If I were Jason Kuznicki, I'd be irritated. Here's Jim's explanation of his "puzzle": It's all about trying to find

Matthew Lee AndersonBibleHermeneutics

Jesus' Meaning

Mere-O friend Rick Radcliffe recently wrote one of the most thorough and detailed explications and critiques of Marcus Borg's Christology (as elucidated in The Meaning of Jesus

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneutics

Discovering Biblical Equality

Like so many trips into the library, my recent excursion had me leaving with books I did not intend to find. In this case, I stumbled upon Gordon Fee’s Listening to the Spirit in the Text (review below). My real […]

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneutics

Book Review: Beyond the Bible

Since I’ve been away from computers this summer, I’ve spent more time reading. One of my main priorities was I. Howard Marshall’s Beyond the Bible: Moving from Scripture to Theology. Beyond the Bible is actually only 60% Marshall (three essays)–it […]

Matthew Lee AndersonHermeneuticsTheology and Practice

Egalitarian Histories and the Claims of Scripture

The next couple days I'm going to revist a couple recent posts where people have left insightful comments that I would like to fully respond to. I'