Isaiah 40 and John 1
Comments (2) 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'»
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The Hebrew Bible and the Nations
By jcatanzaro, July 14, 2009 2:54 pm
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'»
Quote and Question
By jcatanzaro, June 11, 2009 4:42 pm
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'»
Review: The Canonical Hebrew Bible
By jcatanzaro, June 7, 2009 10:07 pm
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'»
Interesting Examples of How Order Affects
By Matt Emerson, May 29, 2009 1:39 pm
This post will consider the overall effect of the shaping of both the Tanak and Greek orders, and then the shaping of the Pentateuch, the Book of the Twelve, Ruth, and Chronicles individually. Continue reading 'Interesting Examples of How Order Affects'»
The Formation of Individual Books: Composition
By tmckenzie, May 21, 2009 8:40 am
In this post, Dr. Tracy McKenzie follows up on his previous post and gives a description of the process of the formation of biblical books, i.e. composition. Enjoy!
In my last post, I mentioned two considerations we want to take seriously in this blog. The first consideration concerns the shape of the canon in the Hebrew Bible. We will continue to treat that consideration in the coming weeks. The second consideration with which I concluded my first post involves not only the formation of the canon but also the formation of biblical books. Continue reading 'The Formation of Individual Books: Composition'»
Order Affects
By Matt Emerson, May 14, 2009 3:14 pm
In the previous post, the question was raised in the comment section concerning which order of the canon should be used in our exegesis. This post will attempt to address that question based on the idea of con-textuality. I do not intend in this particular post to argue for one order or another, but would simply like to show that regardless of the order, the shape of the canon affects interpretation. In other words, the arrangement and order of the books in the canon does make a difference in how a particular book (and by implication, passage within a book) is interpreted. Continue reading 'Order Affects'»
Old Testament Shape and Formation
By admin, May 12, 2009 5:13 pm
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'»
First Things
By admin, February 10, 2009 6:38 pm
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.