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Gorman on A Missional Hermeneutic

Michael Gorman has posted some good initial thoughts on A Missional Hermeneutic. This is definitely a perfect followup to his previous posts on a theological interpretation of scripture.”Mission/missional” has been a buzzword in recent years, and some have expounded on what a missional theology looks like. But Gorman’s thoughts are insightful since they are interwoven with [...]

Bible in America’s Holy Crusade

Recently GQ magazine posted a series of cover sheets used on classified Department of Defense daily intelligence reports, delivered by Donald Rumsfeld (Secretary of Defense) to President Bush, from March and April 2003. (article) (images).
These cover sheets show the misuse of biblical texts as captions on military photos, possibly to sanction such military activities. [...]

Fowl’s Theological Interpretation of Scripture

Over at Christian Theology and the Bible there is an eight-part series of excerpts from Stephen Fowl’s forthcoming volume, Theological Interpretation of Scripture, in the Cascade Companion series (Cascade Books; summer 2009).
Looks like it will be a good and worthwhile introduction to this emerging research trend in biblical/theological studies. Michael Gorman’s volume, Reading Paul, in [...]

Gorman: Theological Interpretation

Since I am reflecting on some of Michael Gorman’s works, I should point out that on his blog he has provided a very helpful summary and overview of theological interpretation of scripture, which is an important, exciting current research trend in biblical and theological studies. He gives a definition and eight principles which are discussed [...]

Gorman on “Left Behind” and Revelation

Since I am currently reviewing (well I should be) a book on the cultural reception of Revelation, and will be teaching a course next quarter that partly covers Revelation, I found Michael J. Gorman’s two recent posts of interest:
1) “Why the ‘Left Behind’ series should be left behind”
here are some notable problems he points out:
– It [...]

tensions in the bible

Chris Tilling has a fine, insightful post on “Negotiating tensions in the Bible” that is worth the read. Some good words:
If the history of philosophy, science and theology have taught us anything it is this: truth is a multifaceted complex beast, to be domesticated, tamed or boxed.

… Truth is eschatological … Truth is relational

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