Blogs Posts on "Biblical Interpretation"

The Chrysostom Bible by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 3, 2009Thought this might interest some of you who consider Patristics a valuable tool: The present Bible Commentary Series is not so much in honor of John Chrysostom as it is to continue and promote his legacy as an interpreter of the biblical texts for...

Review: Encounter with the New Testament, An Interdisciplinary Approach by The Church of Jesus Christ on Sep 15, 2009Thanks to Jason for this nifty free book. Product Description An exemplary text, Russell Pregeant’s Engaging the New Testament (1995) has provided a rich interdisciplinary New Testament introduction for upper-level and graduate students, incorp...

Must Biblical Interpretation be Literal? by The Church of Jesus Christ on Aug 17, 2009There have been many different ways used to interpret the holy Scriptures since they were first passed on to another generation. In the early Church, two different schools developed which saw a divide, not only of understanding, but of outcomes. Foll...

Example of Unqualified Interpretation: The Dark Side of Joseph by The Church of Jesus Christ on Jul 20, 2009What do you get when you cross anonymous and ‘God told me?’ You get a really bad interpretation: Was Joseph really a type of Christ or a type and shadow of the coming AntiChrist? The following article is used by permission from a source...

Are you Really Qualified to Interpret the Bible? by The Church of Jesus Christ on Jul 17, 2009Okay, not sure if I’ll catch all the posts, but here we go - Matt’s Part I Jim’s Response Matt’s Part II Jim’s Response But, others in the blogosphere have chimed in - Scott Peter Doug Here’s the basic premise (from Dr. West)...

BibleArc.com Upgrades by In Light of the Gospel on May 13, 2009I have mentioned the website BibleArc.com on this blog before, but since I referenced it, they have made a lot of improvements. Andy Hubert, the developer of BibleArc.com, lists these as the major addition: a “Share” section by which you...