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Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology (Counterpoints)

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Publisher:
, 2009
ISBN: 9780310493471
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Overview

The Bible has long served as the standard for Christian practice, yet believers still disagree on how biblical passages should be interpreted and applied. Only when readers fully understand the constructs that inform their process of moving from Scripture to theology—and those of others—can Christians fully evaluate teachings that claim to be “biblical.” Here, scholars who affirm an inspired Bible, relevant and authoritative for every era, present models they consider most faithful to Scripture.

Moreover, due to the far-reaching implications this topic holds for biblical studies, theology, and church teaching, this book includes three additional reflections by Christopher J. H. Wright, Mark L. Strauss, and Al Wolters on the theological and practical interpretation of biblical texts.

Resource Experts
  • A Principlizing Model, Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
  • A Redemptive-Historical Model, Daniel M. Doriani
  • A Drama-of-Redemption Model, Kevin J. Vanhoozer
  • A Redemptive-Movement Model, William J. Webb

Top Highlights

“The first step in principlizing a passage from the Bible is to determine what the subject of the focal point of that passage is.” (Page 22)

“A second imagery is this: Is the Bible more like a story that requires us to look behind the stage of players in order to discern the universal principles that drive the point God intends to score in the texts?” (Page 13)

“First, is there not a tension between affirming progressive revelation on the one hand and timeless principles on the other?” (Page 60)

“Second, does principlizing make too great a distinction between theological principles (the kernel) on the one hand and cultural practices / behavioral expressions (the husk) on the other?” (Page 60)

“Once we have identified the subject, the emphasis, and the ways in which the passage is connected, we can move to see how each paragraph (in prose genres), scene (in narratives), or strophe (in poetical passages) can be expressed in propositional principles.” (Page 23)

Gary T. Meadors is professor of Greek and New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is author of Decision Making God’s Way and a contributor to the Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology.

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