Race is Neither a Biblical nor Biological Category
Our society is obsessed with race, but it is not a biblical nor a biological category of meaning.
Clint Roberts
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Hermeneutics
Clint Roberts
How to Study the Bible in a Nutshell
The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three-step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems...
C Michael Patton
Basic Hermeneutical Principles
It is both the privilege and responsibility of every Christian to interpret the Bible for himself/herself. This principle of private interpretation, based on the doctrine of...
Sam Storms
John Shelby Spong on the Gospel of John
John Shelby Spong’s newest book, The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic, was released this week. For those unfamiliar with Spong, he is a retired Episcopal bishop of...
Robert Bowman
Eight Ways to Go Wrong in Bible Study
1. Lucky lotto: (eyes closed) – “Umm . . . I will read this verse” You may be tempted to simply ask God a question, open up the Bible, fix your eyes on the first verse you...
C Michael Patton
The Mistake of Leviticus
My daily Bible reading plan recently took me to the front door of Leviticus. Oh the venerable wasteland of Leviticus and its neighboring partner in crime Numbers. The...
Timothy Payne
Does Scripture Interpret Scripture?: A Case for Reading the Bible as Divine Revelation
(Lisa Robinson) Perhaps you have heard of this method of interpretation, that scripture interprets scripture. Basically, it says that if we want to know what a verse or...
C Michael Patton
The Role of an Exegete
The following except is taken from Interpreting the New Testament Text (Darrel Bock and Buist Fanning eds. (Crossway, 2006), p. 156). David Lowery, New Testament professor at...
C Michael Patton
How to Study the Bible in a Nutshell
The following is a practical guide to biblical interpretation following a three-step process that I have used for years. The Bible is two-thousand years old and often seems...
C Michael Patton
You Talking To Me?: Personalizing Biblical Narrative and Prophetic Discourse
(Lisa Robinson) I have found one of the biggest differences between good Bible reading and Bible reading that is disjointed or otherwise skews what is being communicated, is...
C Michael Patton