Category: Bible

A Hermeneutic of Imagination: Unlocking Scripture’s Full Potential: A Review

Louis Markos — November 2, 2025

A Hermeneutic of Imagination: Unlocking Scripture’s Full Potential: A Review

Louis Markos reviews a new book that encourages readers to attend to the literary qualities of Scripture

Abiding in the Vine: Apostolic Authority and Spiritual Discernment in 1 John 2:24-27

Craig Fredrickson — October 28, 2025

Abiding in the Vine: Apostolic Authority and Spiritual Discernment in 1 John 2:24-27

Recovering the Reformed Synthesis of Word and Spirit

Melanchthon’s Commentary on Proverbs: A Review

E. J. Hutchinson — June 23, 2025

Melanchthon’s Commentary on Proverbs: A Review

A new translation of Melanchthon's commentary on Proverbs disappoints, says E.J. Hutchinson.

The Success of the Great Commission: Probing a Postmillennial Presupposition

Jeremy Sexton — January 16, 2025

The Success of the Great Commission: Probing a Postmillennial Presupposition

Critiquing the postmillennial reading of Matthew 28:19.

Retrieving Teleios-ity: Matthew 5:48 in the History of Interpretation

Nathan Tarr — July 10, 2024

Retrieving Teleios-ity: Matthew 5:48 in the History of Interpretation

Jesus's command to "be perfect" puzzles modern readers, but it wasn't always that way.

The Political Challenge of Jonah: Reflections on Niebuhr and Postliberalism

Hamish Stirling — July 10, 2024

The Political Challenge of Jonah: Reflections on Niebuhr and Postliberalism

The political aspects of the Book of Jonah are too frequently overlooked.

The End of Interpretation: Reclaiming the Priority of Ecclesial Exegesis

Ephraim Radner — June 13, 2023

The End of Interpretation: Reclaiming the Priority of Ecclesial Exegesis

Ephraim Radner reviews R. R. Reno's new book on the interpreting Scripture within Church tradition

The Real Origins of Church Offices: Jewish and Greco-Roman Context for the Pastoral Epistles

Matthew Colvin — June 7, 2022

The Real Origins of Church Offices: Jewish and Greco-Roman Context for the Pastoral Epistles

Can historical context break the deadlock on endless church polity debates?

Hemmingsen on Mark 7

E. J. Hutchinson — September 15, 2020

Hemmingsen on Mark 7

It is significant that Christ not only healed a man, but that, in order for the man to be healed, others had to bring him to Christ.