Narrative and the Historical Jesus, Part 2 – Hans Frei
Read Part One of this series HERE. In light of MacIntyre's work on narrative and intelligibility, we are now prepared to speak specifically about matters of identity with respect to narrative…
Narrative and the Historical Jesus, Part 1 – Alisdair MacIntyre
There has been a great deal of ink spilled over the question, "Who was Jesus?" It is a question that still fascinates me personally, and it took me on one of the…
How you Imagine the World Impacts How You Interpret the Word
One phenomenon that makes reading and interpreting scripture so interesting is what the author Charles Taylor called "the modern social imaginary." It is why we seem to imagine the world…
Why Theological Interpretation?
We practice theological interpretation because it is a habit of life that conforms us to Jesus. Theological interpretation is not just a theory. Theological interpretation is a set of concerns…
How to Interpret the Bible Theologically
The hope here is to bring the practice of theological interpretation to the church. To this end, I have simplified the process of reading theologically to 3 basic contexts and…