How did Jonathan Edwards exegete the Scriptures? Strachan expounds the strengths and weaknesses of Edwards’ exegesis, discusses hermeneutics more broadly, and shares his personal hopes for readers of the new Edwards devotional, Always in God’s Hands: Day by Day in the Company of Jonathan Edwards.
What is the Septuagint and why should you read it? Greg Lanier and Will Ross, editors of the Reader’s Edition LXX answer in this episode of Tool Talk.
Year after year, students take Greek, pass Greek, and forget Greek. Maybe you were one of those students. Maybe you’re the one teaching them. How can we make the most of the tools available to us in Bible software, the most of our students’ time, and actually teach them to comprehend the basics? Danny Zacharias, associate professor of New Testament studies at Acadia Divinity College, wrote Biblical Greek Made Simple (Lexham Press) to answer those very questions.
“If we miss Jesus’ life and the kind of man He was, we have a theological deficit. Jesus was brilliant. He was funny.” The Gospels are more than a weigh-station on the way to the cross. How can we preach, teach, and read the fourfold Gospel for all they’re worth? A podcast interview with Todd Chipman.
Can church history and exegesis live together in harmony? How did the early church fathers interpret the Bible? What can we learn from them without sacrificing sound exegetical methods? Matt Emerson provides a helpful primer and some interesting examples.
Dan Brown discusses historical background, Roman litigation in Acts 17:5-9, the concept of stewardship in academia, and more.
You need more than grammar and syntax to exegete the Bible, because its authors naturally incorporated elements of discourse into their writing! Learn where discourse analysis came from, what it is, and what to do about it.
There’s this trick of language where an author means the exact opposite of what he or she says. That’s probably not important for exegesis, though.
Why do so many interpreters gloss over elements of the supernatural in the Scriptures? Travis asks Michael Heiser, expert in Ancient Near Eastern studies and author of “The Unseen Realm.”
What is biblical theology, really? Geerhardus Vos, an elite theologian of Old Princeton, knows. His classic on the Kingdom of God and the Church is a great case study.