At what point do we determine that any subject is so far outside of our own cultural spectrum that we will refuse to re-examine what Scripture has to say about the matter? Are there some things so foreign to our theological bias that we cannot even consider the option that our position may not be…
Hermeneutics is the “science of interpretation” (Ramm, Protestant Biblical Interpretation, xiii). Specifically then, Biblical Hermeneutics is the science of Bible interpretation. “Hardly any study in the whole vast realm of intellectual life could be more important than the science of hermeneutics as applied to the Word of God, that which gives us an understanding of…
I had brought several books to read and a few to reread. In rereading one of my books that I had previously highlighted, I was shocked to find that the yellow highlights were gone. I thumbed through the whole book.
Of all the subjects that cause us great discomfort, perhaps none bring as much uneasiness as the marital practices and customs of the Old Testament. I never come to the subject of Abraham, Sarah, and Hager without some anxiety….
Fundamentally, when Scripture conflicts with our tradition it creates discomfort. Many things in the Bible do not jive well with conservative modern evangelical culture.