Category Archives: Hermeneutics

As I’ve been thinking through this approach to hermeneutics, it’s occurred to me that there’s an obvious objection: where in this Story is salvation? Where is forgiveness of sin? Where is heaven? You see, in the religion I was brought … Continue reading →

So how does this approach to hermeneutics affect Restoration Movement teaching? Well, quite a lot, actually. Let’s take some examples. Sunday The classic Restoration Movement hermeneutic is to think in terms of commands, examples, and necessary infererences (CENI). This approach … Continue reading →

Just a few thoughts that didn’t fit in the earlier posts. Thought 1: So what’s what’s so fearsome about “emerging”? Scot McKnight is one of the leading scholars in the emerging church movement, and yet his book doesn’t partake of … Continue reading →

McKnight offers an extended example of how to apply these principles in practice by working through the passages on the role of women. I’ll not cover those chapters in any detail, as they follow the outline of my own Buried … Continue reading →

McKnight argues that if we love someone, we’ll listen to his words. Therefore, our Bible reading must be a listening reading. Now, this seems pretty elementary, but consider what it contradicts — * Reading to prove yourself right * Reading … Continue reading →

McKnight reminds us, “God speaks to us in words but God is more than the Bible. … God ? Bible.” Missing the difference between God and the Bible is a bit like the person who reads Jonah and spends hours … Continue reading →

McKnight explains that the Story of the Bible is held together by 5 themes — * Creating Eikons (Genesis 1 – 2): Theme is Oneness * Cracked Eikons (Genesis 3 – 11): Theme is Otherness * Covenant Community (Genesis 12 … Continue reading →

McKnight notes that most blue parakeets — passages in the Bible that we disagree over — can be dealt with by: That was then; this is now. The trick is knowing when to apply it and when not to. To … Continue reading →

I’ve previously mentioned narrative theology. The point is pretty simple. The Bible is written as a story. Not a “story” in the sense of fiction. Rather, it’s “story” in the sense of “Dad, please tell us the story about how … Continue reading →

McKnight continues explaining the right way to read the scriptures. The way of returning to retrieve it all is not the biblical way. The biblical way is the ongoing adoption of the past and adaptation to new conditions and to … Continue reading →