The eternal struggle of the Christian preacher and teacher is to bring antiquity to contemporary audiences in such a manner that transports these modern hearers into the shoes of the people in the past while simultaneously leaving behind biases, preconceived notions, modern senses of morality and understanding. The context of the original audience must beContinue reading “A Brief Historical Background of Acts”
Category Archives: Hermeneutics
The Abrahamic Covenant
The promise of redemption came to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15, but it was through Abraham that the future pathway for redemption was realized. Alexander writes, “In terms of the number of chapters given over to him, Abraham is clearly the most important of all the human characters in Genesis.” The Abrahamic Covenant andContinue reading “The Abrahamic Covenant”
The Hidden Years
Jesus’s childhood lacks any explicit information, apart from Luke’s account, that gives biographical access to His daily living from birth to the start of His earthly ministry. The knowledge that readers of the Bible have to go on is historical cues and context surrounding typical childhoods of the Jews during Jesus’ time. Aptly named theContinue reading “The Hidden Years”
Inerrancy and Hermeneutics
George Bernard Shaw is credited with saying, “The English and Americans are two peoples divided by a common language.”[1] Language is varied and complex and differs from location to location. The method by which humans communicate with one another differs from nation to nation and person to person. The language barrier between people of theContinue reading “Inerrancy and Hermeneutics”
Theological Digressions 