Written for Our Instruction: Essays in Honor of William Varner
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Overview
The chapters in this volume were written in honor of Dr. William Varner’s decades of service and teaching in the church and the academy. Because of the breadth of Dr. Varner’s academic engagement, the contributors cover a variety of subjects including linguistics, exegesis, theology, intertextuality, textual criticism of Old and New Testament texts, early Christian literature, and the land of the Bible. Many contributors follow Dr. Varner’s lead in exploring and developing the relationship between several of these topics at once. With essays focusing on theoretical foundations for approaching Scripture and on concrete applications of particular texts, this volume yields just some of the fruit of Dr. Varner’s labor and demonstrates its applicability both in the academy and in the church.
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- Reflects Dr. Varner’s lifelong endeavor to seek wisdom
- Covers topics such as linguistics, exegesis, theology, and textual criticism of Old and New Testament texts
- Begins with a focus on theoretical and methodological foundations, and proceeds to address more concrete essays dealing with particular texts and topics
- “If Any of You Lacks Wisdom”: An Introduction to the Volume
- “Who Is Wise and Understanding among You?” - Herald Gandi
- Discourse Analysis and Literary Criticism: A Comparison of Two Interpretive Models - Stanley E. Porter
- Puzzling Out Polysemy: The Relationship between Seemingly Unrelated Meanings and Functions of ως - Christian Locatell
- The Parting of the Ways of Old and New Testament Textual Criticism: Deconstructing a Disciplinary Division - Drew Longacre
- Circumcising the Heart: Man’s Role or God’s (Deut 10:16 and 30:6)? - Michael Grisanti
- Where Did David Go?: David’s Wilderness Wanderings and the Testing of God’s Son - Abner Chou
- Paul’s Usage of Psalm 69:9 in Romans 15:3 and Its Practical Implications - Geoffrey R. Kirkland
- Opposition at the Gate: Psalm 118 and Its Usage in Passion Week - Daniel Forbes
- Earliest Christian Jesus-devotion and Metaphysics - Wyatt Graham
- “You Are a Priest Forever”: An Exegetical and Biblical Theology of High Priestly Christology - Clifford B. Kvidahl
- “What Have I Done in Comparison with You?”: The Itinerary of Gideon’s Pursuit of the Midianites in Judges 7–8 - Chris McKinny
- Economic Ethics in the Didache
As a volume in honor of Dr. Varner, Written for Our Instruction succeeds in exploring his diverse academic interests. This diversity is both a strength and a weakness of this volume. Positively, readers are exposed to several academic disciplines that will challenge them to carefully consider the biblical text in new ways. As a result, readers will be challenged to pursue their own well-rounded intellectual and devotional development.
Daniel Graham
- Title: Written for Our Instruction: Essays in Honor of William Varner
- Authors: Abner Chou, Christian Locatell
- Publisher: Fontes Press
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Pages: 340
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781948048545, 194804854X
- Resource ID: LLS:WRTTNRNWLLMVRNR
- Resource Type: Monograph
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