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The Christological Hermeneutic (1)
What Some of Its Apologists Say[1] I realize, as I quote these four scholars regarding their explanation of the Christological Hermeneutic, that explanations among its apologists vary in intensity of conviction and range of application—e.g., compare Boyd’s boldly stated absolute certainty with Seibert’s and Baker Putt’s more open-minded, less certain approach. For me, these four…
My Thoughts on “The Bible Made Impossible” (5)
Smith, Christian. The Bible Made Impossible. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012. Kindle Edition. Chapter 5: The Christocentric Hermeneutical Key Many Christian authors, scholars, and Bible readers who find parts of their chosen biblical anthology problematic have favoured some form of a Christocentric lens as their hermeneutical tool. By reading the Old and New Testaments…
My Thoughts on “The Bible Made Impossible” (4)
Smith, Christian. The Bible Made Impossible. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012. Kindle Edition. Chapter 3: Some Relevant History, Sociology, and Psychology Most biblicists carry on with unperturbed confidence in biblicist assumptions and beliefs, paying little attention to the ramifications of multiple counterclaims about rival biblical teachings. Why and how can this be? The answers…
My Thoughts on “The Bible Made Impossible” (3)
Smith, Christian. The Bible Made Impossible. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012. Kindle Edition. Chapter 2: The Extent and Source of Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism Smith begins this chapter by introducing and briefly discussing numerous examples of the important issues on which the biblical texts present different teachings/models. These include (but are not limited to): church…
My Thoughts on “The Bible Made Impossible” (2)
Smith, Christian. The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2012. Kindle Edition. Quotes & Notes re: Chapter 1: Biblicism and the Problem of Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism. This is the first chapter in “Part 1: The Impossibility of Biblicism,” which is comprised by Chapters…
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The Musings of a Skeptical Believer 