FrontLine–Nov/Dec 2013
November/December 2013 | VOLUME 23 | NUMBER 6
Cutting It Straight: Biblical Hermeneutics for Tough Issues
Hermeneutics is the study of how people understand or interpret books, drama, art, music, architecture, and any number of other aspects of life. Biblical hermeneutics is the study of how people understand or interpret the Bible. Often Biblical hermeneutics is used to describe how people ought to study the Bible. This issue of FrontLine looks at several controversial issues that can be solved rightly or wrongly, based on Biblical hermeneutics. Some of these issues have immediate practical relevance: the relations of husbands and wives or the discipline of children. Others are theological in nature: the interpretation of the Creation accounts or our understanding of justification by faith alone. Though not as immediately relevant, these issues are foundational to a healthy church. It is our hope that not only will this issue provide Biblical guidance about controversial issues but that it also will enable us to sharpen our ability to rightly interpret Scripture.
Brian Collins
Peter Enns’s Hermeneutic of Creation: In Step or Misstep?
Jimmy Tuck
In recent years some Evangelicals have begun to abandon a literal view of the Creation in favor of various literary views.
The Hermeneutics of Homosexuality
Mark Ward
A danger waiting, even for Fundamentalists, is the set of seemingly plausible arguments put forward by “gay Christians.”
The Flawed Hermeneutics of Evangelical Feminism
Andy and Erika Merkle
The evangelical feminists’ hermeneutic can appear very reasonable at first glance.
Discipline: What If Scripture Isn’t Politically Correct?
Joel Arnold
Many have unwittingly adopted Webb’s view on corporal punishment without realizing the disastrous implications.
Land: An Important Biblical Theme for God’s People
Brian Collins
Christians often struggle to understand the significance of the land promise.
Faulty Hermeneutics and the New Perspective on Paul
Ryan Banman
The proverbial rat poison is made up of 95% good ingredients and only a small amount of toxin.
What’s “Fundamental” to “Fundamentalism”?
David C. Innes
A Sacrifice of Praise
Sandy Washer
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