In such a case, to interpret such a thing literally is to misinterpret it's meaning. You could say "that's not true, you couldn't eat a whole horse" but it doesn't matter, because the person was not claiming they could, and anyone honestly attempting to un...
Bible translators stand at the intersection of the biblical world and their own, with the task of communicating an ancient text in a contemporary language. The Greek translator of Isaiah provides interesting examples of the issues and problems this task presents. For instance, he sometimes substitute...
Lk 7:22 Jesus to John’s disciples looking for confirmation sign, “Go tell John the sick are healed…”, meaning those that required miracles received them, but to those looking for a sign for the sign’s sake, including John or his disciples, no sign given. A person who knows they ...
(2) The chain of reasoning terminates in an ultimate standard that cannot be justified, meaning all other beliefs (which are based on it) are ultimately unjustified – making knowledge impossible. (3) The chain of reasoning terminates in one or more ultimate standards that rely upon themselves ...
“Augustinian Inerrancy: Literary Meaning, Literal Truth, and Literate Interpretation in the Economy of Biblical Discourse” by Kevin J. Vanhoozer “Recasting Inerrancy: The Bible As Witness to Missional Plurality” by John R. Franke “Conclusion: Opening Lines of Communication” by Stephen M. Garr...
place both from the perspective of cultural studies, with a focus on the culturally contested terrain of meaning, as well as from an ecocritical vantage point as it pertains to physical space and how human relationships and interactions with the natural environment can influence identities of place...
A Podcast on “The Meaning of America” RecentIy I have been tuning into the podcast,Life and Books and Everything. This week one of the hosts, Kevin DeYoung, offered a very helpful analysis of how we should view the dual citizenship believers have in this world. How are citizens of hea...
9:40— VANHOOZER: Well-versed inerrantists look for the speech-act meaning of the sentence. One must ask, “What is the author affirming in this context?” 9:37— VANHOOZER: There is a fitting fidelity between God’s words and God’s deeds. ...
…and meaning less than nothing. That’s the real loss, here. Not only are fundamental pieces of people’s lives being bastardized, butnothing is being said in the process. Concepts that havechanged the face of the worldare reduced to a tired jumpscare, or a simple, boring means to a...
The tradition of Jowett still dominated the study of ancient philosophy when I was reading Greats. One was brought up to believer that the real meaning of Plato had been misunderstood by Aristotle and wildly travestied by the neo-Platonists, only to be recovered by the moderns. When recovered...