Patrick SchreinerThe story of David and Goliath is a classic test case for one’s hermeneutic. This well-known biblical story reveals how one approaches the Scriptures. The narrative is often employed in hermeneutics classrooms and textbooks as an example of how to...
Kyle HughesConversations about spiritual disciplines and Christian formation rightly center on the twin poles of prayer and the reading of Scripture. All too often, though, we think of these as two distinct practices. We tend to see Scripture as providing the...
Christopher KouChekov's gun is a rule of stage drama named after the Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. The rule states that if a gun appears in the first act, it must be fired by the end of the final act.
Alastair RobertsTo read any book well, we need a “read” upon the sort of text that the book is. For example, while both could be purchased in the typical bookstore, a recipe book must be “read” very differently from a Shakespearean play. The recipe book invites its...