Category Archives: Hermeneutics

Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Language, Part 1

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re considering Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible, by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien — an excellent book. The most obvious difference between us and the writers of the scriptures is … Continue reading →

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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Race and Ethnicity

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re considering Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible, by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien — an excellent book. The Cushite wife The authors give several examples where racial and ethnic distinction … Continue reading →

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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Mores

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re considering Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible, by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien — an excellent book. Okay. “Mores” makes me think of s’mores. But the authors actually mean “mores” as in … Continue reading →

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Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes: Introduction

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I’m now reading Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible, by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O’Brien, for the second time this year. It’s a good book. The authors are former missionaries to Europe and … Continue reading →

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God’s Plan: Some Conclusions

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re working through Covenant: God’s Purpose, God’s Plan. by John H. Walton. Walton suggests several conclusions from his work. To begin with, the Old Testament is largely not about the salvation history of the Jews. The Law of Moses is … Continue reading →

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God’s Plan: Why God Gave the Law of Moses, Part 2

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re working through Covenant: God’s Purpose, God’s Plan. by John H. Walton. In Christ, the covenant relationship is redefined, but the basic thrust of the covenant has not changed. Now the character of God is revealed not through legislative examples … Continue reading →

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God’s Plan: Why God Gave the Law of Moses, Part 1

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re working through Covenant: God’s Purpose, God’s Plan. by John H. Walton. In chapter 10, Walton investigates the purpose of the Law of Moses. The New Testament, of course, is filled with the struggle over how the coming of Jesus … Continue reading →

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God’s Plan: The Covenants

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Walton lays out God’s history of covenants in terms that I’d never heard before. He concludes that the covenant made with Noah is separate from all the others, as it indicates no effort toward self-revelation. God had appeared to Noah … Continue reading →

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God’s Plan: Election

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We’re working through Covenant: God’s Purpose, God’s Plan. by John H. Walton. Never do the biblical writers describe election as a reward. It does not come in response to any attribute or action of Israel. His election did not give … Continue reading →

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God’s Plan: Genesis 1 – 11

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Jay F Guin

So why does Genesis provide us with the material found in Genesis 1 – 11? These chapters aren’t obviously about God’s self-revelation. Genesis tells the story of how God created humankind in fellowship with him, but also relates how that … Continue reading →

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