Themelios 5:2

by The Gospel Coalition

Publisher:

Gospel Coalition

, 1980

Overview

Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D.A. Carson, seeks to preserve representation, in both essayists and reviewers, from both sides of the Atlantic. Each issue contains articles on important theological themes, as well as book reviews and discussion—from the most important evangelical voices of our time.

• Interpreting Texts in the Context of the Whole Bible, by David Baker
• The Willowbank Consultation Jan 1978, A Personal Reflection, by Kwame Bediako
• How Do We Interpret the Bible Today? by I. Howard Marshall
• Hermeneutics: A Brief Assessment of Some Recent Trends, by D.A. Carson

Contents

Top Highlights

“Two basic principles arise in ascertaining its meaning. The first is that all exegesis consists in seeing the text in the light of its context, whatever that context may be, and a major part of the problem may be to decide what that context is.” (Page 6)

“The second principle is that the relation between text and context is a dialectical one. There is a circular relationship between them, in that the context itself needs to be understood, and part of its context may be the text which interests us.” (Page 6)

“Traditionally, ‘exegesis’ was the actual study of the text in order to determine its meaning, and ‘hermeneutics’ the principles by which’ one attempted to perform ‘exegesis’.” (Page 14)

“There is no question that our message can be different from that taught by the scripture, not if we seek to be biblical, and I cannot accept that our message is changed by the context in which it is preached. The Word of God must always be that which stands over and against the Christian, the Church, the world and culture and confronts and calls to renewal and repentance.” (Page 3)

“The literary ‘criticisms’ were not necessarily evil after all; they became increasingly acceptable as exegetical tools, devices to enable us better to understand the text.” (Page 14)

Product Details

• Title: Themelios: Volume 5, No. 2, January 1980
• Author: The Gospel Coalition
• Edition: 2
• Series: Themelios
• Volume: 5
• Publisher: Gospel Coalition
• Print Publication Date: 1980
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 32
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Religious studies › Periodicals
• Resource ID: LLS:THEMELIOS05_2
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T05:42:37Z

About The Gospel Coalition

Brian J. Tabb (PhD, London Theological Seminary) is academic dean at Bethlehem College & Seminary and an elder of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also serves as managing editor for Themelios, published by the Gospel Coalition, and is the author of Suffering in Ancient Worldview.

D.A. Carson is a research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as an assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received a bachelor of science in chemistry from McGill University, the master of divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the doctor of philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He holds membership on the Council for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Carson has also written many books that have garnered international acclaim, including his award-winning title The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism.

Daniel Strange is academic vice president and lecturer in culture, religion, and public theology at Oak Hill College, London. He is the author or coauthor of several other books, including The Possibility of Salvation Among the Unevangelised: An Analysis of Inclusivism in Recent Evangelical Theology.