Biblical hermeneutics

rather than as one who was duly submissive to the authorities in her world. We should view Jesus, as already noted above, as a challenge to political as well as religious authorities and structures in his society. And in perhaps the most important biblical document that requires us to wrestle with the liberation agenda, the epistle of James we discover a community of largely poor, Christian day-labourers being opposed by their wealthy, often absentee landlords- a frightening parallel to the…

There’s a quote that comes to mind by Steve Biko when he says, “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” For centuries, the Bible has been used by colonial powers to support their imperial strategies, which I find to be an ironic situation when so much of the Bible originated by way of hostile resistance to empires. What is widely regarded as a Sacred text, has been misappropriated as a tool to control and oppress people by seeking to enforce a colonial…

tradition in evangelical theology. “A significant change presently taking place in dispensational interpretations of Scripture. This change affects the way dispensationalists understand key biblical themes such as the kingdom of God, the church in God's redemptive program, the interrelationship of the biblical covenants, the historical and prophetic fulfillment of those covenants, and the role of Christ in that fulfillment”. “Dispensationalism is a system of theology that began in the…

In our view, biblical interpretation succeeds, first, when it enables modern readers to understand the meaning of the original biblical texts-the meaning the people at the time the texts’ composition (author, editor, audience, readers) would have most likely understood-and only then seeks its significance for Christians…

guideline for interpreting scripture. Their recommendations for how to interpret the scriptures are based on the type of genre of the book. The authors give specific examples describing the incorrect way of interpreting scriptures and applying hermeneutics. They then demonstrate the correct way of interpreting and apply scripture. The purpose of this paper is to discuss insights gained from the book, acknowledge any topics that this reviewer has previous knowledge of, discuss questions that…

today…is a form of knowing that reduces personal truth to private terms” (Palmer 54). Root demonstrates the battle between objectivity and subjectivity through the character of Mrs. Richards. Mrs. Richards became so opposed to the subjectivity of hermeneutics that she as a result veered to the opposite extreme. In light of these cues from Palmer, both Root and Brueggemann approach the Bible by seeking the middle grounds between informational objectivity and devotional individualistic…

I t is indeed a signal honor for me to be asked by Dr. Orpheus J. Heyward to write a forward for his treatise on Christian baptism. I am unpardonably proud to attach my name to such a monumental, studied and theological work. While reading his treatise I could not help but be reminded of the words of Baba Dioum, “ in the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, we will understand only what we are taught”. I was favorably impressed with the way Dr. Heyward…

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Caleb Bower BLIT 250: Biblical Hermeneutics Dr. Murphy April 11, 2016 1 Thessalonians is one of the thirteen Pauline Epistles in the New Testament. 1 Thessalonians 4: 1-8 will be the passage studied in this paper. The passage from the NIV Bible says: Living to Please God 4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more…

Rowland dissects the theology and apocalyptic hermeneutics of famous theologians, Thomas Muentzer and Gerrard Winstanley, so that political discourse does not make facile Biblical interpretation. The apocalyptic language of Daniel is of significant scholarly interest, especially in regards to the biblical metanarrative, but Rowland advocate for a rebalance in Danielic exegesis. Rowland poignantly comments that the scriptures are not for appropriation, political or otherwise; of this he critiques…

(Pearcey, 21), by affirming a set of values inconsistent with the philosophical ideals. Christianity is uniquely qualified to answer all bad philosophies because it is grounded in facts that remain consistent with human experience (Pearcey, 395). A Biblical world view founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ assures that all men are protected by the educated. Dr. Eckel states that learning precedes living (p. 12). Therefore students must give themselves to acquiring knowledge because knowledge is…