Great Guide – Unreachable Goal
Pure exegesis is a great guide but an unreachable goal.
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Hearing God’s Voice
ByhenryYou know, John Piper has come on my radar on women’s ministry issues, and some of my comments have been pretty negative. But this article on his DesiringGod.org web site is something that resonates completely with me. For my skeptical friends, no, this is not the evidence you keep hoping I’ll provide. It’s simply an…
New Translations in Selection Tool
ByhenryI’ve updated my Bible Translation Selection Tool to include some additional, older versions. As I add these versions I want to note a couple of things about this tool. The ratings should be regarded as subjective. I make an effort to use objective standards, but especially on the fine points, it can be difficult to…
How and Why Ezekiel, Hebrews, and Leviticus Shaped My Theology (Briefly!)
ByhenryIn a comment, Steve Kindle asks: … in regards to your formative books, Hebrews, Ezekiel, and Leviticus, is it because you see Hebrews as teaching substitutionary atonement that springs from Leviticus? And Ezekiel foresees a renewed covenant that Hebrews embellishes? Just wondering. The briefest answer would be “no.” But leaving it at that would be…
Dr TK Dunn on the Importance of the Old Testament
ByhenryThis is an extract from a longer interview, which I will also embed. I think Dr. Dunn has some valuable comments on the relationship of scripture and what it means for our study. And here’s the full interview from which that was extracted.
Translation and Interpretation
ByhenryMike Sangrey has an excellent post on translation and interpretation on the Better Bibles blog, entitled, appropriately, Interpretation versus Translation — Competition or Teamwork?.This can be a very contentious issue, but the bottom line is that a translator cannot function without interpretation. Normally we complain about interpretations that we don’t like. Formal equivalence advocates like…
Psalm 119:157 – Persecutors
ByhenryWhat is the value of repetition? (No, though the word “persecutor” is in the title, and in the verse, this is not about that!)