“It behooves us to let the prophets and apostles stand at the professors’ lectern, while we, down below at their feet, listen to what they say. It is not they who must hear what we say.†(Quoted in Timothy George, Reading Scripture with the Reformers, 127)
Archive of posts tagged Bible
Sola Scriptura Preaching
This portion from the Diet of Speyer (1529) powerfully articulates the idea of sola scriptura and what it means for preaching. May we continue to have, nurture and celebrate such preaching. There is, we affirm, no sure preaching or doctrine but that which abides by the word of God. According to God’s command, no other [...]
Graphic Novel on How We Got the Bible
The Book of God: How We Got the Bible, by Ben Avery & Javier Saltares (Kingstone Comics, 2012), pp. Ages 8+ A graphic novel on the production and preservation of the Bible? Brilliant! I had no previous awareness of KingstoneComics until I happened to see this book in Sam’s. I was intrigued by the idea and bought [...]
Growing Up Practically Pagan
Writing in 1937, in a book subtitled, A Study of Some Pressing Tasks and Problems of Present-Day Protestantism, William Adams Brown listed as one of the key problems this: “The fact remains that great numbers of our children are growing up practically pagan with not even a bowing acquaintance with that greatest of all our [...]
C. H. Dodd on Paul’s Poor Writing & Defective Imagination
The Apostle Peter tells us that in Paul’s letters “there are some things … that are hard to understand†(2 Peter 3:16). We are not surprised then to find passages which require work to understand. In these cases it becomes particularly clear whether one approaches the Scripture expecting it to conform to one’s own understanding [...]
Andrew Blackwood on the Public Reading of Scripture
In my last post I mentioned Andrew Blackwood’s book, The Fine Art of Public Worship. He has a good chapter on the public reading of Scripture, a historic part of Christian worship rooted in Scripture which is sorely neglected today. Much needs to be said on this aspect of worship, but here I will simply [...]
Chrysostom on the Value of Scripture Reading
“Hearken, I entreat you, all ye that are careful for this life, and procure books that will be medicines for the soul. If ye will not any other, yet get you at least the New Testament, the Apostolic Epistles, the acts, the Gospels, for your constant teachers. If grief befall thee, dive into them as [...]
Bible Exhibit at KJV Festival, Sept. 15-17
One wonderful development with the upcoming King James Bible Festival at Union University is that a significant portion of the Green Collection will be on display. This will be the first time this amazing collection has visited the Southeast. Listed below are some of the items which will be on display during our festival with [...]
KJV Anniversary & the Waning Influence of the Bible in American Culture
Robert Alter, in his fascinating book, Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible, makes this observation about the difference seen in American culture from the 300th anniversary of the KJV (1911) to today. “As I assemble these reflections on the presence of the King James Version in American writing, the fourth centennial [...]
The Impact of a Bible-Loving Mother
Prefaces and Acknowledgments are often some of the most intriguing parts of academic books. Often you get a glimpse into the heart of a person, and quite often you see who or what has motivated them. David Norton, one of the foremost authorities on the King James Bible, has a new book titled, The King [...]
