There are interesting modern consequences of the widespread use of allegorical interpretation in the history of hermeneutics. In Protestant circles, poor interpretations of the Bible are now often labelled as “allegorical” or “allegory,” even if they are not properly examples…
In previous posts, we have looked at the allegorical interpretation of Philo and Origen. Like Origen, Augustine was also an influential Christian teacher who wrote a lot and has influenced a lot of teachers of the church, even to this…
I am teaching hermeneutics this semester and we have been looking briefly at the history of hermeneutics. Allegorical interpretation is an important part of that history. In my previous post on allegorical interpretation, I wrote about Philo of Alexandria, a…
Typology and allegorical interpretation. One of the important trends in early Christian interpretation (or hermeneutics) of the Bible is the practice of allegorical interpretation, especially of the Old Testament. Scholars today commonly debate whether one can distinguish between typology and…
Week 4 – Angels Peace: The Gifts of the Incarnation to Those Who Receive the Promised Messiah Sunday, December 18 Matthew 11:1-6, 25-30 Monday, December 19 John 10:1-18 Tuesday, December 20 Ephesians 3:14-21, 1 Peter 2:9-10 Wednesday, December 21 Hebrews…
Week 3 – Shepherds Joy: The Proper Response to the Good News of the Messiah’s Coming Sunday reading: Luke 2:8-20 Monday reading: John 1:1-18 Tuesday reading: John 3:1-21 Wednesday reading: John 4:1-26 Thursday reading: John 4:27-42 Friday reading: Luke 7:1-10…
I recently posted Advent Bible readings for this year. I have prepared a handout in English and Spanish here. It might be helpful for me to provide a short guide to go with those readings. Here is my guide for…
I recently posted Advent Bible readings for this year. I have prepared a handout in English and Spanish here. I think that it might be helpful for me to provide a short guide to go with those readings. Here is…
Here are Advent readings for the four weeks leading up to Christmas. These are Bible readings that I have chosen and given out over the years to help people prepare for Christmas. Feel free to use them in your church…
Apocalypse of St. John by H. B. Swete, part 2
The Apocalypse of St. John: The Greek Text with Introduction, Notes, and Indices. Henry Barclay Swete. London: Macmillan, 1911. 338 pp. plus 220 pp. of introduction. H. B. Swete was Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge from 1890-1916. His predecessor…