September 7, 2017
Philemon is a brief letter with only 335 words in the Greek text, and it appears in the New Testament without any specific context. Philemon and Onesimus, the main characters in the letter’s story, are unknown elsewhere in the New Testament. Many, if not most of the details, are lost to us as readers to […]
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Uncategorized | Tagged: Christ, Christology, Gospel, Messiah, Narrative, Philemon |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 4, 2015
Elect exiles, scattered across the Roman provinces of modern Turkey, are the heirs of Israel’s story, which means they participate in the trajectory of not only Israel’s history but also its hopes. Significantly, the “salvation” in which believers rejoice is what Israel, through its prophets, anticipated. The living hope and future inheritance—“this salvation”—in which believers […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: 1 Peter 1:10-12, Angels, Church, Israel, Narrative, Prophets |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 6, 2009
A few introductory comments on the definition and function of theology…… Systematic Biblical Doctrine That’s the title of the course I will teach this Maymester at the undergraduate level for Lipscomb University. I don’t particularly like it. Here’s why. “Doctrine” rings hollow at best for most students (especially at the undergraduate level) and creates hostile […]
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Theology | Tagged: Bible-Titus, Doctrine, Function, Hermeneutics, Narrative, Purpose, Story, System, Systematic Biblical Doctrine, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
August 7, 2008
Fortunately for us, Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 do not stand alone. In another letter to the Corinthians, chapters 8 & 9 of what we call 2 Corinthians, Paul felt compelled to further encourage the Corinthians to follow through on their commitment to the poor saints in Jerusalem. This is fortunate because we have a wonderful opportunity […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Bible-Corinthians, CEI, Churches of Christ, Giving, Grace, Hermeneutics, Interpretation, Metanarrative, Narrative, Narrative Theology, Poor, Poverty, Redemptive-Historical, Wealth |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 3, 2008
Okay, maybe I’m not ready to go with the intensely practical as yet….my bad! But I think the following methodological outline of a theological hermeneutic is a fairly simple one. I will wait for the “rubber-meets-the-road” kind of ecclesiological discussions of the theological hermeneutic (which is, historically, what really interests the heirs of the Stone-Campbell […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Apostle's Creed, CEI, Command, Example, Hermeneutics, Inference, Metanarrative, Narrative, Narrative Theology, Rule of Faith, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 16, 2008
With this post, I will lay down my keyboard for a few weeks on this topic as I leave Friday or Saturday for a week vacation without electronics. But I will continue this series again upon my return. I envision six or seven more articles on “theological hermeneutics” and then a new series on “applied” theological […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Assembly, Christ, Christology, Creation, Divine Presence, Eschatology, God, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Israel, Narrative, Narrative Theology, Presence, Providence, Redemptive-History, Sanctuary, Temple, Theology, Worship |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks