Comments (1) Where does this author place the locus of revelation? Is he correct? Why or why not?
“At the heart of our concern in biblical theology is the progressive revelation that provides us with the data for theology. Evangelical biblical theology accepts that Jesus and the apostles got it right and that the Scriptures give us a true and faithful account of this revelation.”
Below are the notes from our October meeting. You should be able to download these as a PDF.
We are also trying to get audio of the first two meetings posted as well.
Here are the notes from our Monday meeting. These are in rough form, but you should get the general idea.
The topic was “What we mean by Canonical Theology.”
We hope to see you at our next meeting on October 26th.
The Canon and Theology group will be meeting at Dr. Steve McKinion’s home, this evening at 7pm.
The topic will be “What we mean by Canonical Theology.”
If you would like to attend and need directions, please email us at Canonical Theology.
We hope to see you there.
Today at Considering the Canon, Matt Emerson notes for us a canonical connection between these two important texts. --JC Continue reading 'Isaiah 40 and John 1'»
Editor’s note: The following excerpt is used with permission from an essay by Tracy McKenzie entitled “The Hebrew Bible and the Nations.” The forthcoming volume, Mission of God, is edited by Bruce Ashford and David Nelson. We thank the editors and author for permission to post it here. -JC Continue reading 'The Hebrew Bible and the Nations'»
Today I want us to ponder this quote from Harry Gamble’s The New Testament Canon: Its Making and Meaning. Continue reading 'Quote and Question'»
We will be posting some book reviews of works that we feel are helpful in our endeavor to grasp the Scriptures. Dr. McKenzie starts us off with a brief look of Rolf Rendtorff’s work on the OT.
Blessings,
JC
Rolf Rendtorff begins his 750+ page The Canonical Hebrew Bible: A Theology of the Old Testament in an intriguing manner: “The Old Testament is a theological book.” Continue reading 'Review: The Canonical Hebrew Bible'»
In our first official post, Dr. Tracy McKenzie examines the composition and shape of the Old Testament (or as we like to call it, the Gospel according to the Prophets).
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We here at Considering the Canon want to take seriously the formation and shape(s) of the biblical canon as it relates to meaning. There are numerous reasons for this statement. Continue reading 'Old Testament Shape and Formation'»
Welcome to our blog! The contributors at Considering the Canon are dedicated to understanding the Compositional nature of both the Old and New Testaments. This blog will focus on issues pertaining to the canonical shape of both testaments and its impact on the theological interpretation of passages, books, and entire corpuses.
Our purpose is to appropriately read the book of the prophets and the apostles with the goal of proclaiming their over all message: Christ.
We hope that you will enjoy Considering the Canon with us.
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