by Daniel Thomas | Jan 10, 2014 | Hermeneutics, Israel, Philosophy, Spiritual Formation
by Steve Spurlin – One’s hermeneutic practice is a topic of vital importance. Everyone has a hermeneutic practice whether they know it or not and whether they are able to explain it or not. What is the term hermeneutic(s) you may ask. Good question. The term...
by Daniel Thomas | Nov 11, 2013 | Bible, Hermeneutics, Theology
by Paul Martin Henebury – Revelation Cannot Be Divorced From the Character of the Revealer Plain-speaking is usually thought to be a virtue. One should say what one means. On the other hand, it is not a virtue to use words which one knows beforehand may lead another...
by Daniel Thomas | Oct 30, 2013 | Hermeneutics, Theology
by Daniel Thomas – When interpreting Scripture it is vital that the interpreter purges any preconceived perceptions on which they believe the Scripture ought teach and place the focus on what the original writer intended. To mask the interpretative process with any...
by Daniel Thomas | Oct 29, 2013 | Bible, Hermeneutics, Technology
by Paul Martin Henebury – We have seen that the idea of progressive revelation is connected to two things: the intent behind the communication, and the boundaries prescribed by previous revelation/communication. I have said that these two concerns, together with a...
by admin | Oct 25, 2013 | Hermeneutics, Israel, Marriage
by George Gunn – Q: One question posed by opponents of Dispensationalism is the question of two brides. “If the church is the bride, how does Israel relate as it is different and separate.” How does that NOT make two brides? A: OK, Good question. Yes, a...
by Daniel Thomas | Oct 22, 2013 | Bible, Hermeneutics, Theology
by Paul Martin Henebury – Progressive revelation relies in the first instance upon the competence of how that revelation has been communicated. To deny this point is to cast doubt upon the utility of the modifier “progressive.” Revelation has to reveal or else it is...
