Deliver Us from 21st-Century Blindspots
Deliver Us from 21st-Century Blindspots
By JOHN DICKSON
THE GOSPEL COALITION
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/12/27/deliver-us-from-21st-century-blindspots/
December 27, 2012
More than once, my friends and colleagues have raised a question mark over the study of history or historical background of the Bible. They appreciate the "apologetic" dimensions of history---demonstrating the credibility of the Gospels, and so on. But their concern is the use of history to help us interpret the Bible in a normal expository setting. "All we need is the Bible," they say. How does a Reformed evangelical argue with that.? The simple answer is: what we actually need is the Bible understood in the way the original authors intended. And as soon as we say that, we need a whole bunch of tools---linguistic and theological, as well as historical---to help us cling to Scripture alone.
In other words, we need a bit of good history to read the Bible well, just as we need some linguistic knowledge to look at the squiggles on a page in the first place and recognize their meaning as words and sentences.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By JOHN DICKSON
THE GOSPEL COALITION
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/12/27/deliver-us-from-21st-century-blindspots/
December 27, 2012
More than once, my friends and colleagues have raised a question mark over the study of history or historical background of the Bible. They appreciate the "apologetic" dimensions of history---demonstrating the credibility of the Gospels, and so on. But their concern is the use of history to help us interpret the Bible in a normal expository setting. "All we need is the Bible," they say. How does a Reformed evangelical argue with that.? The simple answer is: what we actually need is the Bible understood in the way the original authors intended. And as soon as we say that, we need a whole bunch of tools---linguistic and theological, as well as historical---to help us cling to Scripture alone.
In other words, we need a bit of good history to read the Bible well, just as we need some linguistic knowledge to look at the squiggles on a page in the first place and recognize their meaning as words and sentences.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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