Introduction In the realm of Christian biblical hermeneutics, many Christians approach the Old Testament explicitly through the lens of the New Testament. They hold to and practice New Testament priority in interpretation. Others however object to this and argue that neither testament holds interpretive priority over the other. I hold continue reading…
The second of Kimbro’s book that I have read, this one predates the other (Not As a Thief). Here, as in his other book, Kimbro is articulate and clear. He pursues the central idea by means of two major sub-points; the first, that Premillennialism has falsly (though frequently intentionally) been continue reading…
A difficult book to review. There are three primary aspects from which to consider this book: its presentation of the Dispensational hermeneutic, its defense of the Dispensational hermeneutic, and its presentation & critique of other approaches. Regarding the first, this book is invaluable. Here in a concise volume is a continue reading…
Hendriksen does an excellent job presenting the Scriptural data on the questions he asks concerning the present & future expectation of Israel. He shows that, while many claims are made that prophecy has recently been/is being fulfilled by the modern State of Israel, there is simply no biblical weight to continue reading…
This book suffers severely from McClain’s rejection (or possibly ignorance) of the biblical case for the three-fold division of the law. Additionally, McClain tends to confuse justification and sanctification in the context of the use of the law in the life of the Christian; thus, he rejects any continuing applicability continue reading…
Part 1, part 2, part 3 Additional Considerations In parts 2 and 3 of this series, I have examined seven different New Testament passages that contradict the core tenets of Dispensationalism. Of course, those who teach Dispensationalism have answers for each of these passages but, when those answers are examined, continue reading…
Part 1, part 2, part 4 The Assembly (ekklesia) is Reformed Israel In a previous post (not in this series) I have listed eight “primary” passages that teach that the Church and Israel are the same entity and eleven other “supporting” passages that strongly imply it (some of which I’ve continue reading…
Part 1, part 3, part 4 New Testament Use & Interpretation of the Old Testament Hosea 11:1 & Matthew 2:14-15 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to continue reading…
Part 2, part 3, part 4 Defining the System During the 20th Century, Dispensational Theology grew from a relatively unknown system of theology to probably the most influential, if not most widely held, conservative and orthodox understanding of Scripture in America. The reasons for Dispensationalism’s rise and popularity are many continue reading…
Note: This post originally called Showers’ system Classical Dispensationalism. This was incorrect; his system is Modified Dispensationalism (though some do not see this distinction and would label him Traditional Dispensational). Having grown up Dispensational, I recently began to examine Covenantal theology and compare it to Dispensationalism. I was given a continue reading…