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Biblical theology did not begin with Augustine. It didn't end with the Westminster Confession. It isn't about your denomination's preferences. It's about grasping what the biblical text gives you and letting it speak for itself, no matter what. Doing biblical theology requires being honest about the presuppositions you bring to the text, discerning the interpretive options the text can sustain, weighing the alternatives for coherence, and having a low view of your own omniscience.

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Who is this Lunatic?

I'm a scholar with an earned PhD in biblical studies, but don't let that bend you to my will too easily, or make you hit the "Back" button too quickly. I'm also a Christian who has a painfully clear vision of the Church's Gadarene rush away from biblical theology and the time spent in the text that it requires. The problem has many causes: the aloofness of the Christian academy; the worldliness of Christians; the exegetical ineptitude in too many pulpits; and the propensity of denominations to define the faith in terms of their own subculture. My goal is to bridge the gap between the grunt work of the scholar to biblical theology to the person in the pew who desperately wants to be fed--but only from the Bible.

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A Third Consideration for Articulating Inerrancy

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

In two previous posts I sketched out two principles I think are important to keep in mind for an accurate and honest statement of inerrancy: taking the Bible is taken on its own terms and the idea of divine accommodation. I now offer a third: distinguishing literary techniques in the text from a modern, […]

Back from vacation tonight - blogging to resume

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

I’ll be back tonight from vacation. I was (literally) in one of the most unwired places in the US (only dial-up, and even that was rare). Thought I was ready for that, but my pre-planning went awry. It was like a Dilbert cartoon!
I’ll be posting and answering comments starting tomorrow!
Mike

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On vacation

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Just a note - I’m on vacation with limited online access. I’m sure I’ll fall behind on posts and comments. Back July 2.

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Top Ten Reasons Why Dispensationalists Don’t Cross the Road

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

You’ll get a chuckle out of this in the context of my “How do theologians cheat of eschatology” post. Courtesy of my colleague Eli Evans here’s the list from the In a Gloomy Wood, Astray blog.

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A Bible Translation I Do Not Recommend

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Posted here on Every Thought Captive.

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