Alan Brill Interviews David M. Carr

Byhenry January 8, 2012

… and a mighty interesting interview it is, including discussion of how authors, readers, and texts were understood in the ancient world.

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Stories in a Chronological Context

Byhenry December 5, 2008

Several things over the last couple of weeks have called my attention to time. My pastor preached about it last week, speaking of times of God’s extended silence. I lost some of it while being sick this week which always makes me a bit tense. Then I received a copy of 24/7: A One Year…

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Study the Bible – Nutshell Version

Byhenry January 6, 2012

From C. Michael Patton. This approach is a bit different from my own, but will provide a valuable basis to examine the way you approach the Bible. I am somewhat skeptical of the “timeless theology” phase, even though it’s necessary.

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Careful Where You Point Your Bible

Byhenry November 23, 2011

At the beginning of the month I wrote a post about pointing texts at yourself first. I think it’s important to do so both in order to avoid misinterpretation or unbalanced emphasis, but also because in communicating the message you will do better in expressing something that has convicted you first. The temptation, of course,…

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Finally Some Cover on Multiple Reading!

Byhenry November 17, 2006

Joe Carter at the evangelical outpost has written a post titled How to Change Your Mind. I’m not going to steal the thunder of his post, other than to say that it deals with reading passages multiple times. I have long been recommending reading a book of the Bible, or any passage you are about…

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Irregular Verbs and Hermeneutics

Byhenry August 31, 2014

In a few minutes I’m leaving to teach Sunday School and we’re talking about the inspiration and authority of scriptures and/or of people who claim to speak for God. But first, I thought I’d write a quick note on the recent discussion of violence in the Old Testament hosted by Allan Bevere. (To follow this…

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A Moment with Brevard Childs on Exodus

Byhenry December 8, 2018

I’ve appreciated the work of Brevard Childs since I first encountered him via his Isaiah volume in the Old Testament Library series.I just finished with the first section in his Exodus volume (see below), and I have to say that I find it even better. Childs takes note of source and redactional issues, but subordinates…