The hermeneutics of the biblical writers : learning to interpret scripture from the prophets and apostles / Abner Chou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chou, Abner, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Bible.

Hermeneutics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, MI : Kregel Academic, [2018]

Summary:

A method of interpretation--a hermeneutic--is indispensable for understanding Scripture, constructing theology, and living the Christian life, but most contemporary hermeneutical systems fail to acknowledge the principles and practices of the biblical writers themselves.Christians today cannot employ a truly biblical view of the Bible unless they understand why the prophets and apostles interpreted Scripture the way they did. To this end, Abner Chou proposes a "hermeneutic of obedience, " in which believers learn to interpret Scripture the way the biblical authors did-including understanding the New Testament's use of the Old Testament. Chou first unfolds the "prophetic hermeneutic" of the Old Testament authors, and demonstrates the continuity of this approach with the "apostolic hermeneutic" of the New Testament authors.

Contents:

The quest for authorial logic

Groundwork for the quest: presuppositions and method

The prophetic hermeneutic: the prophet as exegete and theologian

The prophetic hermeneutic: did the prophets speak better than they knew, or better than we give them credit for?

The apostolic hermeneutic: continuity with the prophets

The apostolic hermeneutic: the theological fabric of the New Testament

The Christian hermeneutic: reading as they read and intended

Scripture's sophistication, first theologians, and the hermeneutics of surrender.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780825476457

0825476453