Typological Reading Versus Typological Writing
Editor’s Note: Before reading this article, it would be beneficial to read Brent Parker’s “The Differences Between Typology and Allegory,” first. Parker […]
Category: Biblical Theology
Typological Reading Versus Typological Writing
Editor’s Note: Before reading this article, it would be beneficial to read Brent Parker’s “The Differences Between Typology and Allegory,” first. Parker […]
Scripture’s “Redemptive-Historical Character” and Biblical Interpretation (Part 3)
This is the third blog article in a series of three that provides some backstory in preparation for a fourth article that […]
Working Through Misguided Hermeneutical Approaches to Difficult New Testament Uses of the Old (Part 2)
In my previous blog article, I considered George Ladd’s claim that “the new redemptive events” of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension […]
The Bible is a Unified Unfolding Mystery Drama (Part 1)
Simultaneously Challenging and Cherishing My Theological Heritage All our individual doing of theology is autobiographical, reflecting changes, development, and progress. I was […]
A Lament Concerning Divine Mystery
I often write personal psalms in the form of those found in the Psalter. I post this one as I think of and pray for a friend who is now enduring a time of difficulty and pain in God’s providence.
Preach the Word, Correct, Rebuke, Encourage
When I was a college student, in a course on ethics or philosophy some fellow students naively declared, “You can’t legislate morality!” […]
The Creator’s Own Realistic Account of Creation
I had intended to post a different blog entry this week. However, due to the fortuitous convergence of matters completely outside my […]
Integration of Faith and Thought Is Not the Scholar’s Work but The Creator’s Work Already Accomplished
On April 7, 2022, by invitation from my University of Northwestern-St. Paul colleague, Paul K. Helseth, Ph.D., I presented the keynote address […]
The Creator’s Ordered Pattern of Work, Rest, & Play
Because my schedule has been focused on completing two significant presentations before taking a long-scheduled break from life’s ordinary routines, I have […]