Category: Interpreting The Old Testament
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No Historical Adam: Evolutionary Creation View
Originally, this post was scheduled for Tuesday. But, a) I decided to move this review series to Thursdays and b) I didn’t want to send the wrong message. Even though as you’ll see below, Denis Lamoureux’s view is the one I find least convincing, I didn’t think it was fair to post his position on…
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God’s “I Will” Trumps Your “I Can’t”
When we left Moses, he was having a heart to heart with God after things didn’t go as planned. A bad situation became worse, and Moses wanted some answers. In chapter 6, God responds. Exodus 6:1-13 We drop in mid conversation: But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do…
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When Things Go From Bad To Worse, You Can Ask God Why
At one point in time, I think we’ve all experienced it. Particularly common in college, you end up in a class that was nothing like you expected. What was supposed to be a fluff class to fill elective space turned into a nightmare. Or, maybe it was a class you were really looking forward to,…
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Recasting Inerrancy: The Bible As Witness to Missional Plurality
We come now too John Franke’s contribution to Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. If you’ve missed any posts, see the introduction. I just got into Birmingham and found an aesthetically pleasing Starbucks near Beeson Divinity School. I’m here for the Southeast Regional ETS meeting, and I’ll be presenting a paper tomorrow on the theological interpretation of…
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Augustinian Inerrancy: Literary Meaning, Literal Truth, and Literate Interpreation
A few things happened yesterday. First, I drove from Orlando to Knoxville. Second, Kevin Vanhoozer was actually at RTS Orlando delivering the annual Kistemaker Lectures. Third, I accidentally auto-posted this installment of the review series with no content other than a book pic and bibliographic info. Today, I’ll actually tell you about Vanhoozer’s entry in Five…
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Inerrancy Is Not Necessary For Evangelicalism Outside The USA
Yesterday, we examined Peter Enns view in Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy. Today, we start a new section in the book, although it only includes Michael Bird’s contribution. The section is titled “Inerrancy in International Perspective.” While Bird is international, he is still a white male academic (nothing wrong with that). But he has the added virtue…
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Inerrancy, However Defined, Does Not Describe What The Bible Does
The last installment of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy was Al Mohler’s essay. Mohler represents the traditional view, and presents his case as a historical theologian. Today, we have the complete antithesis to his view in Peter Enns. While the other views in this book more or less support inerrancy, Enns does not. His view…
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How to Not Dialogue With God When He Calls
You may have noticed that there was no expository blogging post last Monday. Part of that was so I could talk about my trip to Louisville. The other part was that I intended to move the series to Saturdays. But life happens, and my plans to post this Saturday did not materialize, so here we…
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The Psalms: Language For All Seasons of The Soul
Andrew J. Schmutzer and David M. Howard Jr., eds., The Psalms: Language For All Seasons of The Soul. Chicago: Moody Publishers, November 2013. 288 pp. Paperback, $26.99. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Moody Publishers for the review copy! Every few months, I focus on just the Psalms in my devotions. This exclusive psalmody usually lasts a month since I…
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Expository Blogging: Exodus 3:1-22
While we were clued in at the end of Exodus 2 that God’s attention is now fully focused on Pharaoh and the plight of Israel in Egypt, Moses missed that memo. Content, or at least semi-content to be a shepherd in Midian, Moses’ life has moved on. But God has not moved on, and that…