Interpretation articles from July 1995

Interpretation archives from July 1995

The revival of systematic theology: an overview.
July 1, 1995... Since the late 1970s, the field of systematic theology has been home to an explosion of diverse efforts 'to produce major dogmatic works: the evangelical, the ecumenical, and the experiential. In assessing the value of such works, however, the...

Christology in context: the doctrinal and contextual tasks of Christology today.
July 1, 1995... In his letter, the author of Hebrews declares that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" (13:8). True as this is, it is also true that this same Jesus Christ is so inexhaustibly rich that he can, definitively, be neither...

Evangelical Christology and Soteriology today.
July 1, 1995... Because of their deep conviction concerning the importance of Christian doctrine, evangelicals both contribute to, and derive benefit from, the current resurgence of systematic theology. With confidence, evangelicals proclaim a gospel that speaks...

Christology and postmodernism: not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord."
July 1, 1995... Jesus Christ is Lord! This central christological assertion, repeated by Christians for centuries, seems straightforward enough. Yet, when subjected to poststructuralist analysis, it reveals the labyrinth of countless issues this analysis...

Psalm 82.(Between Text and Sermon)
July 1, 1995... Israel was committed to monotheism, but constantly beset by polytheistic influences. The prophetic voices of Israel often echoed the divine law, "you shall have no other gods before me" (Exod. 20:3 and Deut. 6:4), because the influence of other...

Colossians 2:6-19.(Between Text and Sermon)
July 1, 1995... The timeliness and timelessness of the message of Colossians 2:6-19 puts to rest any doubts about the relevance of the letter for today. This passage at the center of Colossians does not simply remind its recipients of their new identity and...

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16.(Between Text and Sermon)
July 1, 1995... There are several concepts of "faith" in the New Testament. For Jesus faith is trust in God as a loving heavenly parent who wills wholeness, love, forgiveness and familial acceptance for everyone. For Paul faith is trust in and obedience to...

Christianity and Classical Culture: The Metamorphosis of Natural Theology in the Christian Encounter with Hellenism.
July 1, 1995... This work is the outgrowth of the Gifford Lectures on Natural Theology delivered by Pelikan at the University of Aberdeen in 1992-93. Pelikan, the Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and author of numerous highly respected works, is...

Stations of the Cross: A Latin American Pilgrimage.
July 1, 1995... Theologians who expose themselves to the incredible suffering of those struggling desperately for survival in Latin America continue to shock us with new insights into the meaning and depth of the gospel. These two books are eloquent examples of...

The Amnesty of Grace: Justification by Faith from a Latin American Perspective.
July 1, 1995... Theologians who expose themselves to the incredible suffering of those struggling desperately for survival in Latin America continue to shock us with new insights into the meaning and depth of the gospel. These two books are eloquent examples of...

Biblical Faith and Natural Theology.
July 1, 1995... This analysis of the relationship between biblical faith and natural theology was prepared by Barr for the Gifford Lectures, a series founded for the express purpose of furthering the understanding of natural theology. Delivered in 1991, Barr's...

Jesus, Qumran, and the Vatican: Clarifications.
July 1, 1995... In late September 1991, Emanuel Tov received a phone call in Jerusalem informing him of the intention of the Huntington Library of San Marino, California, to release their unauthorized copies of our films of the Dead Sea Scrolls. After the...

The Hebrew Bible in its Social World and in Ours.
July 1, 1995... These two volumes are examples of a methodological emphasis in biblical studies on the "social world" of the Bible. The term even appears in both titles. Identical terminology, however, does not lead necessarily to identical methodology, as a...

Social World of Ancient Israel: 1250-587 BCE.
July 1, 1995... These two volumes are examples of a methodological emphasis in biblical studies on the "social world" of the Bible. The term even appears in both titles. Identical terminology, however, does not lead necessarily to identical methodology, as a...