Biblical hermeneutics

I have mixed feelings on how to react to Wolters’ writing. Wolters takes what may seem like something that all reformational Christians should already know and reinforces this classical worldview in a useful way. The musings of Wolters have been the integral backbone of my entire educational experience over my years at Dordt. However, I have never been formally introduced to these concepts before starting college. This may be obvious to anyone who knows me, but up until a couple of years ago, I…

Contextualization for the Global South is a Perspective of Authority of the Bible and and to a Degree of Emphasis on Old Testament and New Testament. There is a fascinating correspondence between the social issues and the view on biblical authority of the global South churches and those of the African-American churches. As Jenkins notes, "The socially liberating effects of evangelical religion should come as no surprise to anyone who has traced the enormous influence of biblically based religion…

written by Elsa Tamez, articulates the varying treatments of the Bible in the past centuries. The five treatments include use of the Bible for conquest, rejection of the Bible, the "popular" reading of the bible and Indigenous hermeneutics. In this first treatment, the Biblical narrative from Exodus is used to justify the conquest and genocide of non-Christians throughout history. Stating that just as the Israelites took the land of Canaan, so should the conquerors take other land, said to be…

Bible, Organs of the Bible, Authenticity of the Bible, Earliest MSS, the canon and some non canonical books, How to use exegesis and avoid eisegesis, the role of the scribes, languages of the Bible, Biblical apologist and translations of the Bible. We will close with a short study of hermeneutics. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Having spent the last 68 years of Ministry in the Church of God, I have gleaned from many sources for information…

that the earth was created on the first day of creation (Genesis 1:1–5). Also in Genesis 1, it discusses that the Earth was created, but the universe was created as well. A lot of people have tried to determine the Earth’s age according to the biblical…

The author of Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible is Stephen G. Dempster, PhD, a professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University in New Brunswick, Canada. According to the Crandall University online biography, Dempster received his education from the University of Western Ontario, Westminster Theological Seminary, the University of Toronto, and Jerusalem University College. Along with his teaching at Crandall University and authorship of Dominion and Dynasty, he has…

time of Paul. Moreover, Furnish points out the fact that Paul does not exactly say about why homosexual activities are against nature as dishonorable behaviors. That is, according to Furnish, Paul’s opposition to homosexuality does not expose any biblical foundation, merely, his agreement on social assessment of homosexuality. Based on this, Paul’s criticism toward homosexual practices may lose effect as the crucial foundation of the church’s position on…

Søren Kierkegaard is considered one of the great thinkers of recent times. A Dutch philosopher, theologian, and social critic, he rejected many the philosophies of his day. Kierkegaard’s focus was not so much on reason, but on experience and human existence. González (2010) describes Kierkegaard’s view that existence, “takes place in anguish, doubt, and despair” (p. 395). This emphasis on existence made him the founder of existentialism. Kierkegaard contributed to a number of different…

112:10: “The wicked man will see it and be angry; he will gnash his teeth in despair. The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.” However, this passage does not clearly imply annihilation or destruction, rather it is an expression of anguish. A biblical argument that annihilationists also use is the death of Jesus Christ. Since the picture of Jesus Christ represents what occurs after life, the idea that sins that Jesus Christ bore vanished instead of eternally existing in hell supports…

sympathy lies with the realistic aspect of the story. But also, putting into consideration Oates’s religious background, one can infer that Oates’s scatters biblical ambiguity and literal allusions throughout her story, creating somewhat of a religious theme – “devils manipulation”. My purpose, I should stress, in employing the realism hermeneutic is not to debunk the fallacies or ridicule the allegorical interpretation of Oates’s story; it’s only to…