In the last post, we explored a critique of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Richard Weikart. Now, we are going to explore the other citation used in that critique. Namely, that Bonhoeffer’s statement “We cannot and may not go behind the word of scripture to the real events,” shows that he rejected the historical character of theContinue reading “Did Bonhoeffer Believe in the Resurrection? Part 2”
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Immanuel
An Exegetical Essay on Isaiah 7:1-17 Introduction This essay is an exegetical study of Isaiah 7:1-17. The linear flow of this passage is essential, and therefore this essay will largely follow it, exegeting verse by verse. An extensive amount of time will be devoted to the identity and meaning of the Immanuel child, as ImmanuelContinue reading “Immanuel”
A Review of “Global Humility”
I think this book sees the Bible primarily through a man-centric perspective, and does so under an attempt to be humble. This effort involves not having an arrogant ethnocentrism, or judgmental attitude (page 10). The core idea in the book is that reading the Bible (i.e. proper hermeneutics) involves putting on different “cultural lenses” toContinue reading “A Review of “Global Humility””