Theological Commentary: Evangelical Perspectives
Overview
This text provides a compilation of commentaries for the benefit of the church’s wisdom, witness, and worship. The book includes essays by R. Michael Allen, Henri Blocher, D.A. Carson, Michael Horton, Kelly M. Kapic, Andrew McGowan, R.W.L. Moberly, Daniel J. Treier, and Kevin Vanhoozer. Each essay addresses a specific passage of Scripture with the intention of helping Christians think more clearly about their lives in relation to the Word of God.
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- Covers a variety of compelling biblical texts
- Includes extensive scriptural indexes
- Contains essays by 11 distinguished contributors
- Theological Commentary
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 3
- Psalm 22: Forsakenness and the God Who Sings
- Proverbs 8: Hearing Lady Wisdom’s Offer Again
- Ezekiel 14: “I, The Lord, Have Deceived That Prophet”: Divine Deception, Inception, and Communicative Action
- Mark 12: God’s Lordly Son and Trinitarian Christology
- John 1: Preexistent Logos and God the Son
- Ephesians 4:1–16: The Ascension, the Church, and the Spoils of War
- Colossians 3: Deification, Theosis, Participation, or Union with Christ?
- What Is Theological Commentary? An Old Testament Perspective
- Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Yes, But . . .
Top Highlights
“First, we are offering commentary upon Holy Scripture” (Page 1)
“But what is often forgotten is that to feel forsaken there had to be a time when you felt you belonged, you were secure.” (Page 42)
“we are like the one in Mt. 13:44 who stumbles upon a treasure hidden in a field” (Page 99)
“Adolf Schlatter observed that claims to objective neutrality result from a lack of self-awareness: ‘If he claims to be an observer, concerned solely with his object, then he is concealing what is really happening. As a matter of fact, he is always in possession of certain convictions, and these determine him not simply in the sense that his judgments derive from them, but also in that his perception and observation is molded by them.’” (Page 4)
“TIS is an attempt to transcend the barren exegeses generated by historical-critical methods, and especially those readings of Scripture that are ‘historical’ in the sense that they are frankly anti-supernatural interpretations determined by post-Enlightenment assumptions about the nature of history.” (Page 188)
- R. Michael Allen
- Henri Blocher
- D.A. Carson
- Michael Horton
- Kelly M. Kapic
- Andrew McGowan
- R.W.L. Moberly
- Ryan Peterson
- Scott Swain
- Daniel J. Treier
- Kevin Vanhoozer
This excellent collection brings together some fine examples of the theological interpretation at work on particular biblical texts, along with some sympathetic assessments of the prospects for reading Scripture theologically. Each of the essays demonstrates exegetical finesse, theological alertness, and sensitivity to the spiritual dimensions of study of Scripture; taken together, they deserve a wide and attentive readership.
—John Webster, professor of systematic theology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
The twofold task skillfully undertaken in this volume should inspire all Christians . . . Michael Allen is to be commended for his vision of theological renewal.
—Matthew Levering, professor of religious studies, University of Dayton
R. Michael Allen is an assistant professor of systematic theology at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale.
