This post is a continuation on the interpretive difficulties surrounding the phrase “sons of God” in Genesis 6.2. We have spent some time looking at the view that the sons were angels who cohabited with women and produced human/angel hybrid offspring, as well as the view that the sons are rulers or kings who took […]
In our previous post, we looked at the interpretation that the “sons of God” in Genesis 6.2 are angels. I came to the conclusion that this interpretation is inadequate for a number of reasons. With this post we will look at another view that has gained in popularity over the years, the Dynastic Ruler Interpretation. In […]
Perhaps no part of the book of Genesis has posed more interpretive and exegetical difficulties than the first four verses of chapter 6. In these verses we read: (1)When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, (2) the sons of God saw that the daughters of […]
The issue of tongues is a touchy issue among Christian circles today. There has been a very large resurgence of speaking tongues in churches in America and around the world over the last few decades. The question that must be asked however, is whether or not the tongues being practiced today are in line with what […]
[Note: You might be thinking this topic is a little out of time, and you would be right. I wrote this response a few years ago and posted it on my Goodreads account. I recently remembered that I never shared it here, so I’m getting around to it now while getting my research ready for […]
Two of the main arguments for the Covenant Theology view of the Church being equal to or having replaced Israel have been dealt with. Now the Dispensational view will be argued for. A. A consistently literal interpretation of the whole Bible This is not to say that Covenant theologians do not interpret the Bible literally. […]
In the realm of biblical interpretation there are two predominant schools of thought, Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism. When these two systems of thought are understood, it is found that one of, if not the, dividing tenets is the relation of Israel and the Church. Covenant theology holds that the church is the new Israel, and […]
Isaiah 41.21-29 (1) – In this part of Isaiah, the prophet Isaiah gives the message that God is tired of seeing His people turn to idols. God gives, in this specific portion of Scripture, a challenge that would once and for all prove who the real God is. “Set forth your case” and “bring your […]
A. What is Discourse Analysis? Discourse analysis is the technique used by Open Theists to give their system of thought the appearance of being supported by the Bible. The process of this hermeneutical tool lies in the use of “a running survey of biblical passages” that support a specific idea.(1) The general idea behind discourse […]
A. What is an Interpretive Center? In his book on hermeneutics, author Robert L. Thomas defined the interpretive center as “the establishment of a starting point for interpretation.”(1) The way the interpretive center works is that when coming to any passage in the Bible, the way that passage is interpreted is in such a way […]
