#theological interpretation

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The Christ of the Proverbs - Feeding on Christ

by Nicholas T. Batzig | When we turn to the Proverbs–which are arguably some of the most neglected portions of Scriptures in the realm of redemptive-historical studies–we discover a series of additional challenges to a consistent biblical-theological interpretation. When we considered the Psalms, we saw something of the complex nature (i.e. the diversity of genre, structure, and historical placement in the... Read More

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Brandon D. Smith, The Trinity in the Book of Revelation

Brandon D. Smith, The Trinity in the Book of Revelation @IVPAcademic -

Smith, Brandon D. The Trinity in the Book of Revelation: Seeing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in John’s Apocalypse. Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture; Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2022. 221 pp. Pb; $35. Link to IVP Academic Brandon D. Smith is assistant professor of theology and New Testament at Cedarville University. He is also a co-founder of the Center for Baptist Renewal and…

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Review: Conspicuous in His Absence

Review: Conspicuous in His Absence

Conspicuous in His Absence, Chloe T. Sun. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2021. Summary: Adopting the approach of theological interpretation, explores through various lenses the significance of the absence of mentions of the name of God in Song of Songs and Esther. If it is accurate to say that God is the central subject of the Bible, what do we make of the absence of mentions of God in two of the…

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Reading Scripture as the Church

Reading Scripture as the Church

Reading Scripture as the Church (New Explorations in Theology), Derek W. Taylor. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2020. Summary: Brings Dietrich Bonhoeffer into conversation with three theologians concerning how the church reads and interprets scripture. The printing press, the Reformation, vernacular translations and rising literacy put the Bible into the hands of many more Christians, leading to…

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Moberly, “The Bible in a Disenchanted Age”

Moberly, “The Bible in a Disenchanted Age” @bakeracademic

Due out from Baker Academic in January 2018 is R. W. L. Moberly’s The Bible in a Disenchanted Age: The Enduring Possibility of Christian Faith. According to the book’s blub, In our increasingly disenchanted age, can we still regard the Bible as God’s Word? Why should we consider the Bible trustworthy and dare to believe what it says? In this creative, accessible, and provocative book, leading Old…

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Veeneman, “Theological Method”

Veeneman, “Theological Method” @bakeracademic

Forthcoming this November from Baker Academic is Mary Veeneman’s Introducing theological Method: A Survey of Contemporary Theologians and Approaches. According to the book’s blub, Sound theological method is a necessary prerequisite for good theological work. This accessible introduction surveys contemporary theological methodology by presenting leading thinkers of the twentieth and twenty-first…

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Figuring Things Out

The latest issue of the Journal of Faith and the Academy is kindly carrying my article “Figuring Things Out: Lyrical Resourcement for Figural Readings of Biblical Literature in the Contemporary Academy.” The “lyrical” element in the essay is an attempt to think through some of how Nicholas of Lyra might provide a helpful rubric for understanding and pursuing responsibly figural readings of…

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Paideia Is Closing

Sadly, the Paideia Centre for Public Theology is winding down. The Scripture and Hermeneutics and Scripture and Doctrine Seminars will, however, be continuing. Much of the Centre’s other work will also be taken up under the auspices of St. George’s Anglican Church.

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