Series on Reading the Text(s) of Scripture
This series, done jointly on Everyday Liturgy and Through a Glass Darkly should be well worth your time to follow. I will certainly be following it.
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ByhenryAs I’ve noted before, I’m now reading Calvin J. Roetzel, 2 Corinthians, in the Abingdon New Testament Commantaries series. Â I want to emphasize here that I accept the use of historical-critical methodology in Bible study. Â That does not, however, force me to find all critical theories plausible. Â I’m arguing against this specific set of theories,…
Prayers for Bible Study
ByhenryOne of the key elements of participatory Bible study that I advocate is prayer with Bible study. Brian at RealMinistries.org has posted a number of prayers for Bible study from church fathers. I recommend reading this post.
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Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament – Isaiah 7:14 and Hosea 11:1
ByhenryWith a recent flurry of posts regarding the way in which the Old Testament is used in the New, at least peripherally, I wanted to call attention to one written from a different perspective. The post is Isaiah 7, Nativity, and the Theotokos, written by Mark Olson, who speaks from an Orthodox perspective. He discusses…
February 2013 Biblical Studies Carnival Posted
Byhenry… at Delving into the Scriptures.
Nelson Study Bible Note Problems
ByhenryI’m not going to link to a specific edition on this, because there is no ISBN in the edition from which I’m working. It appears to be a match for this item on Amazon.com, and to be essentially the same notes as this item, though I cannot be absolutely certain. If you have a similar…
Kenny Pearce on Bible Translations
Byhenry[Gleaned from the Christian Carnival CLXI, which you should go check out.] Kenny Pearce has written an excellent post on Bible translations. I say “excellent” based on the obvious standard that he agrees with much of what I say! 🙂 He talks about a spectrum of translations using what he calls “a degree of literalness.”…