hermeneutics, slide stacks
At the Jansen Bible Conference in Jansen, Nebraska, Dr. Cone discusses some basic principles of hermeneutics and why those principles are so important. All communication involves interpretation, and how we interpret the Bible sets the tone for our entire lives. Will...
book announcements, hermeneutics
Opening at #7 on Amazon’s Top 100 Hot New Releases in its category, comes a new book from Dr. Christopher Cone and Exegetica Publishing. Priority in Biblical Hermeneutics and Theological Method is a text designed as a graduate/post-graduate level discussion of...
covenants & promises, hermeneutics
Question: Is Genesis 12:2-3 actually a covenant? Wouldn’t it be more accurate to simply call these verses promises? Answer: If Genesis 12:1-3 is taken in a vacuum, then we might not consider it a covenant, simply because it is not specifically identified as a...
epistemology, hermeneutics
In order to arrive at a Scriptural approach for interpreting Scriptures, the interpretive method must be exegetically derived from within the Scriptural text. Otherwise, there can be no claim to hermeneutic certainty, because any externally derived interpretive method...
hermeneutics, slide stacks
For much of this week, I have had the incredible privilege of spending time with some of the most amazing young people at the 2017 IFCA National Youth Convention (held at Taylor University’s fantastic campus in Indiana). Attending are several hundred junior and...
bibliology, ecclesiology, eschatology, ethics, hermeneutics, philosophy, theology, worldview
A worldview is the perspective through which one views the world. By definition, a Biblical worldview is derived exegetically from the pages of the Bible. Philosophy and theology have long been perceived as rivals in worldview, but if we define those terms lexically...
exegesis/exposition, grace, hermeneutics, personal growth
The Letter to the Hebrews is theologically rich, and is both informative and practical. The writer of the letter explains the superiority of Christ and our need to respond to Him properly, and warns readers in eight passages of the consequences for failing to walk...